молоко

Russian

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молоко

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melko; further etymology is disputed, but probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Doublet of мле́ко (mléko), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun

молоко́ • (molokó) n inan (genitive молока́, nominative plural *моло́ки, genitive plural *моло́к, relational adjective моло́чный, diminutive молочко́) (Note: the plural forms are conjectural or unused.)

1. milk

   парно́е молоко́ ― parnóje molokó ― fresh milk

   бидо́н для молока́ ― bidón dlja moloká ― milk can

   У него́ ещё молоко́ на губа́х не обсо́хло! ― U nevó ješčó molokó na gubáx ne obsóxlo! ― He’s a greenhorn, for sure! (literally, “The milk hasn't yet dried on his mouth!”)

2. the blank area around a shooting target, worth no points

   Пу́ля ушла́ в молоко́. ― Púlja ušlá v molokó. ― The bullet missed the target. (literally, “The bullet went into the blank area.”)

Declension

Derived terms

• молокосо́с (molokosós)
• пти́чье молоко́ (ptíčʹje molokó)

Descendants

• → Yup'ik: muluk'uuq, malak'uuq

See also

• моло́зиво (molózivo, “colostrum”)

Ukrainian

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молоко

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *melko.

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Noun

молоко́ • (molokó) n inan (genitive молока́, uncountable, relational adjective моло́чний, diminutive молочко́)

1. (uncountable) milk

Declension

Related terms

• молокосо́с (molokosós)
• молоча́р (moločár)
• Моло́чний шлях (Molóčnyj šljax)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “молоко”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “молоко”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)