Correct word for milk

[kisaragi]

what's the correct word for milk ? ist it

1) miruku
2) gyuunyuu

are both correct ? when do i use 1, and when do i use 2 ?

 

[kisaragi]

Oh my god !

What happened to my post ??

 

[beluga]

I think they are exactly the same. miruku is a foreign adapted word(gairaigo).

 

[Elizabeth]

ミルク is just broader, covering soymilk, tounyuu, 豆乳 and others as well.

 

[Teppei]

Somehow, "miruku" sounds cute, especially when written in hiragana.

 

[lzydesmond]

miluku is milk while gyuuyuu is fresh milk

 

[lzydesmond]

generally i mean ...

 

[Ewok85]

like elizabeth said, gyuunyuu is normal, standard cows milk. Miruku could refer to all the other milks out there (soy, goat, breast etc etc)

 

[KickAss_Danieru]

gyuuyuu isn't milk.
gyunyu is

 

[PaulTB]

gyuuyuu isn't milk.
gyunyu is

逆さまですよ。
牛乳 【ぎゅうにゅう】 (cow's) milk; (P)

 

[Glenn]

Here is a message with more about the correct usages of 窶ｹﾂ坂?愿ｻ and ﾆ蓄ﾆ停?ｹﾆ誰. To see the rest of the thread, simply click on the "show this thread" link at the bottom of the page. ;-)

 

[kisaragi]

thanks all ! It's a lot clearer now

 

[Elizabeth]

Isn't miruku often the term used on restaurant menus and in baby formulas while gyunyu is the label usually found on cartons you buy in the store ?

 

[Glenn]

Well, I can't comment on that, because I don't live in Japan. All I can say is to read the thread to which I posted a link; I think that it's spelled out pretty well there (by Japanese people). If you've only read the post to which I linked above, then try this one too; it has a little more.

 

[aaron]

Miruku is for milk in general. Gyuunyuu is for cows milk as I have seen in on many milk cartons showing this had come from cows not from soy or goats. Any questions, just reply