yak
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun edit
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 edit
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
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Verb edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Etymology 3 edit
Shortening.
Noun edit
yak (plural yaks)
Etymology 4 edit
Shortening.
Noun edit
yak (plural yaks)
Anagrams edit
Choctaw edit
Adverb edit
yak
References edit
- Cyrus Byington, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
yak m (plural yakken or yaks, diminutive yakje n)
- Alternative spelling of jak
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
yak m (plural yaks)
- Alternative spelling of yack
Further reading edit
- “yak”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun edit
yak m (invariable)
- a yak (bovine)
- Synonym: bue tibetano
Kokborok edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“hand; arm”). Cognate with Garo jak (“hand”).
Noun edit
yak
References edit
Manx edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun edit
yak m (genitive singular yak, plural yakkyn)
Q'eqchi edit
Noun edit
yak
Further reading edit
- Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [3]
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
yak m (plural yaci)
- yak (bovine mammal)
Savi edit
Etymology edit
Numeral edit
yak
References edit
- Nina Knobloch (2020) A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan[4], Stockholm University
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: yak
Noun edit
yak m (plural yak or yaks)
- yak (bovine)
Further reading edit
- “yak”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjak/, [ˈjak]
- Rhymes: -ak
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
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 edit
Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag).
Noun edit
yak (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔)
- yak (mammal)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun edit
yak (definite accusative yakı, plural yaklar)
- yak (ox-like mammal)
Synonyms edit
Uzbek edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Chagatai یَک, from Classical Persian یَک (yak).
Numeral edit
yak