whey

Meaning

Noun

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

Intj

1. (UK, dated) A shout for attention
2. (UK) A shout of enthusiasm or delight
3. (UK) Shouted when someone drops a glass or other crockery, especially in a pub.

Synonyms

milk whey

buttermilk

milk serum

serum

become watery

curds

skim-milk

whig

cheese whey

whey paste

milk

🥛

plasma

sap

Translations

Molke

petit-lait

suero

siero

siero di latte

lactosérum

soro

wei

serum

sèrum

soro de leite

مصل

petit lait

τυρόγαλα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hweɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: whey

Inherited from Old English: hwǣġ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Waai

Cognate with Western Frisian: waai

Cognate with Dutch: wei

Cognate with Low German: Wei

Cognate with Church Slavic: чинъ

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ποιέω

Cognate with Sanskrit: कय

In summary

From Middle English whey, wheye, whei, from Old English hwǣġ, hwæiġ, hwæġ, hweġ (“whey”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”) (compare Saterland Frisian Waai, Woaie, West Frisian waai, Dutch wei, Low German Wei, German Low German Wei), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pile up, build”) (compare Old Church Slavonic чинъ (činŭ, “order”), Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, “to pile up, make”), Sanskrit कय (káya, “every one”)).