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yak

1

[ yak ]

noun

  1. a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.
  2. a domesticated variety of this animal.


yak

2

[ yak ]

verb (used without object)

, yakked, yak·king.
  1. to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter:

    They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.

noun

  1. incessant idle or gossipy talk.

yak

3

[ yak ]

noun

, Slang.
, yakked, yak·king.

yak

1

/ jæk /

noun

  1. Alsoyakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to chatter or talk in this way; jabber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

yak

2

/ jæk /

noun

  1. a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • yakker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yak1

First recorded in 1785–95; from Tibetan gyag

Origin of yak2

An Americanism dating to 1820–25 for yakety-yak ( def ) (noun)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yak1

C20: of imitative origin

Origin of yak2

C19: from Tibetan gyag
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Example Sentences

The region, which is the traditional homeland of the Sherpa people, is known for its high-altitude peaks, though the park’s terrain varies from jewel-toned glacial rivers to grazing lands for herds of yak to verdant forests of bamboo and hemlock.

Muskox, reindeer, moose, bison, yak, sheep, Yukatian horses and Kalmykian cows have arrived over the years.

There’s enough baggage here to bow a yak, and watching them unpack it makes for raw viewing.

Around 150 animals live here, including horses, moose, reindeer, bison and yaks.

The greater availability of this wild prey reduces the risks to yaks from wolves and snow leopards, point out conservationists.

From Ozy

“I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.

This was the place where I had met the yak herds two months before when they were pasturing their yaks on the grassy uplands.

The yak dung is in many places the only fuel to be got and is most carefully picked up.

In the Rongbuk Valley there was no wood and our supply of yak dung had to come up from Chbuk.

He was walking with a disciple on the mountain one day, when they found an old yak's horn lying in the path.

It might be supposed that so hairy an animal as the yak would become dirty and unkempt.

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