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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 牛乳, from 牛 (“cow”) + 乳 (“milk”)
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | uyu |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uyu |
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McCune–Reischauer? | uyu |
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Yale Romanization? | wu.yu |
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Noun
우유 • (uyu) (hanja 牛乳)
- 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
- 우윳빛 (uyutbit, “white like milk”)