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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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.

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Noun

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milchig (countable and uncountable, plural milchigs)

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

German

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Etymology

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From Milch (milk) +‎ -ig (-y).

Pronunciation

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  • 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

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

  1. milky

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