우유

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milk

우유 — milk

🥛🐄 우유 = 牛 cow (우) + 乳 milk (유): cow-milk

From the hanja 牛乳, the same word as Chinese niúrǔ and Japanese gyūnyū. 우 is the cow syllable, also found in 한우 (Korean beef); 유 is the milk syllable, also in 두유 (soy milk) and 분유 (powdered milk).

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