English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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.

Antonyms edit

Noun edit

milchig (countable and uncountable, plural milchigs)

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

German edit

Etymology edit

From Milch (milk) +‎ -ig (-y).

Pronunciation edit

  • 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 edit

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

  1. milky

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