Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• melk

Noun

mjølk f, m ‎(definite singular mjølka or mjølken, uncountable)

1. milk

Derived terms

• mjølke
• mjølkesyre
• morsmjølk

Etymology 2

Verb

mjølk

1. imperative of mjølke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjølk/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, Icelandic mjölk.

Noun

mjølk f ‎(definite singular mjølka, uncountable)

1. milk
2. (botany) juice from plants that looks like milk.

Derived terms