мляко

See also: млако

Bulgarian

мляко

Alternative forms

• млѣко (mlěko) (Pre-reform orthography (1945))

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melko, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmlʲa̟ko]

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Noun

мля́ко • (mljáko) n (relational adjective мле́чен, diminutive млекце́ or млечи́це)

1. milk

Declension

Declension of мля́ко

	singular	plural
indefinite	мля́ко mljáko	млека́1 mleká1
definite	мля́кото mljákoto	млека́та1 mlekáta1

¹Rare.

Alternative forms

• мле́ко (mléko), млеко́ (mlekó) — dialectal

Derived terms

• млека́р m (mlekár, “milkman”), млека́рка f (mlekárka, “milkmaid”) (agent nouns)
  • млека́рство (mlekárstvo)
  • млека́рница (mlekárnica, “dairy”)
• млеку́ля (mlekúlja, “cow”) (epithet)
• млечник (mlečnik), млечница (mlečnica, “diary product”) (dialectal)
• мле́чка (mléčka), мле́чика (mléčika), млечо́к (mlečók, “spurge”) (plant)
• млеку́ш (mlekúš, “cypress spurge”) (plant)

Related terms

• млеч (mleč, “latex”)
• млезга́ (mlezgá, “plant's sap”)

References

• “мляко”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мляко”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “млѣко”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 74
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мляко”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 175
• “млѣко”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024