yak
English
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak (plural yak or yaks)
- An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
- 2008, Scott R. R. Haskell, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 619:
- Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal production level (e.g., growth, lactation). Researchers reported no difference between lactating and dry cows in crude protein digestibility, although lactating yak tend to consume more feed than dry yak.
- 2004, Wilson G. Pond, Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 899:
- Attempts are now being made, by selection, to create a new breed of yak (the Datong yak) from such crosses. Hybridization of domestic yak with local cattle, at intermediate elevations, has been practiced for generations. The hybrids inherit some of the good characteristics from each species, but lack the adaptation of the yak to the harsh conditions at higher elevations.
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Etymology 2
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
Alternative forms
Verb
yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked)
- (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
- “You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […]
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
- And in the last few days Clair's boundless capacity to yak about herself while Melissa listened had turned Chip against her, too.
- (slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
- 1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Glenn Guglia (Matthew Glave):
- She'll feel better when she yaks.
Translations
Noun
yak (countable and uncountable, plural yaks)
- (slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
- 1962, Ian Fleming, chapter 9, in The Spy Who Loved Me:
- Sluggsy said indifferently, ‘You’ll be wised up come morning. Meanwhiles, howsabout shuttin’ that dumb little hashtrap of yours? All this yak is bending my ear. I want some action.
- 1983, Nicolas Freeling, The Back of the North Wind, →ISBN:
- The sudden head-down butt jabbed into someone’s face, is a highly effective way of putting a stop to his yack.
- (slang) A laugh.
- 1951, Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds, Cartoonist:
- Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot.
- (slang) Vomit.
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Related terms
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
yak (plural yaks)
Etymology 4
Shortening.
Noun
yak (plural yaks)
Anagrams
Choctaw
Adverb
yak
References
- Cyrus Byington, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
yak m (plural yakken or yaks, diminutive yakje n)
- Alternative spelling of jak
French
Pronunciation
Noun
yak m (plural yaks)
- Alternative spelling of yack
Further reading
- “yak”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak m (invariable)
- a yak (bovine)
- Synonym: bue tibetano
Kokborok
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“hand; arm”). Cognate with Garo jak (“hand”).
Noun
yak
References
- Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “yak”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary[2], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 142
Manx
Etymology
Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak m (genitive singular yak, plural yakkyn)
Q'eqchi
Noun
yak
Further reading
- Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [3]
Romanian
Alternative forms
Noun
yak m (plural yaci)
- yak (bovine mammal)
Savi
Etymology
Numeral
yak
References
- Nina Knobloch (2020) A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan[4], Stockholm University
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: yak
Noun
yak m (plural yak or yaks)
- yak (bovine)
Further reading
- “yak”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjak/ [ˈjak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: yak
Etymology 1
Interjection
yak (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔)
- used to indicate disgust or nausea: yuck; ew
- Synonym: kadiri
- Yak! Minamanyak niya 'yong babae!
- Yuck! He's perverting that girl!
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag).
Noun
yak (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔)
- yak (mammal)
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak (definite accusative yakı, plural yaklar)
- yak (ox-like mammal)
Synonyms
Uzbek
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Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai یَک, from Classical Persian یَک (yak).
Numeral
yak
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