melken

Betekenis

1. (transitive) to milk a (farm) animal
2. (intransitive) to play meekly, without risk, notably in duel ball sports like tennis

Koppelteken as

mel‧ken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɛlkə(n)/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch melken, from Old Dutch *melkan, from Proto-West Germanic *melkan, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.