milchig

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

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

milchig (not comparable)

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

• fleischig

milchig (countable and uncountable, plural milchigs)

1. (Judaism) Food containing anything derived from milk.

From Milch (“milk”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

• 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

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

1. milky

• “milchig” in Duden online