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

    • 가루우유 (garuuyu, “milk powder”)
    • 우유갑 (uyugap, “milk carton”)
    • 우유병 (uyubyeong, “milk bottle”)
    • 우유상자 (uyusangja, “milkcrate”)
    • 우유통 (uyutong, “milk churn”)
    • 우유팩 (uyupaek, “milk carton”)
    • 우윳빛 (uyutbit, “white like milk”)
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