"melkeku" meaning in All languages combined

See melkeku on Wiktionary

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: melkekua [definite, singular], melkekuen [definite, singular], melkekyr [indefinite, plural], melkekuer [indefinite, plural], melkekyrne [definite, plural], melkekuene [definite, plural], mjølkeku [alternative, Nynorsk, also]
Etymology: From melk or melke + ku. Etymology templates: {{affix|nb|melke|ku}} melke + ku Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|definite singular|melkekua|or|melkekuen|indefinite plural|melkekyr|or|melkekuer|definite plural|melkekyrne|or|melkekuene|g=m|g2=f}} melkeku m or f (definite singular melkekua or melkekuen, indefinite plural melkekyr or melkekuer, definite plural melkekyrne or melkekuene)
  1. (agriculture) a dairy cow Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-melkeku-nb-noun-IXlXYWOj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Animals: 53 47 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  2. (figurative) a cash cow, milch cow Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-melkeku-nb-noun-A9lUO~Zf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Animals: 53 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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