우유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 牛乳, from 牛 (“cow”) + 乳 (“milk”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uyu
McCune–Reischauer?uyu
Yale Romanization?wu.yu

Noun

우유 • (uyu) (hanja 牛乳)

  1. cow's milk
    Synonyms: 소젖 (sojeot), 쇠젖 (soejeot), 타락 (tarak), 밀크 (milkeu)
    Hypernym: 젖 (jeot)
    우유 한 잔 ― uyu han jan ― a glass of milk

Derived terms

  • 우유상자 (uyusangja, “milkcrate”)
  • 우유통 (uyutong, “milk churn”)
  • 우윳빛 (uyutbit, “white like milk”)
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