Definitions for yakyæk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yakyæk(n.)
a large, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns.
Category: Mammals
a domesticated variety of this animal.
Category: Mammals
Origin of yak:
1785–95; < Tibetan, sp. gyag
yakyæk(v.)yakked; yacked; yak•king; yack•ing
or yack
(v.i.)to gab; chatter.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(n.)incessant idle or gossipy talk.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Origin of yak:
1945–50; appar. of expressive orig.
yak′ker(n.)
yak*yæk(n.; v.i.; v.t.)yakked, yak•king.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Ref: yuk1. 1
* Slang..
Princeton's WordNet
yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle(noun)
noisy talk
yak, Bos grunniens(verb)
large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
yak, gab(verb)
talk profusely
"she was yakking away about her grandchildren"
Webster Dictionary
Yak(noun)
a bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc
Translations for yak
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
yak(noun)
a type of long-haired ox, found in Tibet.
- jakAfrikaans
- ياك: ثَور التِّبِت الضَّخْمArabic
- якBulgarian
- iaquePortuguese (BR)
- jakCzech
- der YakGerman
- yakokseDanish
- γιακ (είδος μεγαλόσωμου αιγοπρόβατου της κεντρικής Ασίας)Greek
- yac, yakSpanish
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- غژگاوFarsi
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- ya(c)kFrench
- יַאקHebrew
- याक, बैल की जाति का एक तिब्बती पशु, सुरागाय, चमरी, गौHindi
- jakCroatian
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- jakuxiIcelandic
- yak, (bue tibetano)Italian
- ヤクJapanese
- 야크(티베트 고원 지대에 사는 털이 긴 소)Korean
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- غژګاو (خشګاوPashto
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- ตัวจามรีอยู่ในฑิเบตThai
- Tibetöküzü, yakTurkish
- 犛牛Chinese (Trad.)
- якUkrainian
- تبت کا کوہان والا جھبرا بیل ، خش گاؤUrdu
- bò Tây TạngVietnamese
- 牦牛Chinese (Simp.)
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