milchig

English

Etymology

Yiddish מילכיק (milkhik) with the spelling influenced by German, or else borrowed directly from German milchig (milky). Doublet of milky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlxɪɡ/, (anglicized) /ˈmɪlhɪɡ/, /ˈmɪlkɪɡ/

Adjective

milchig (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, of food) Dairy, containing anything derived from milk.
  2. (Judaism, of kitchenware) Designate for use with dairy products or having been contaminated by dairy products.

Antonyms

German

Etymology

From Milch (milk) + -ig (-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: mil‧chig

Adjective

milchig (strong nominative masculine singular milchiger, comparative milchiger, superlative am milchigsten)

  1. milky

Declension

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