Yak

See also: yak, -yak, yák, yäk, yäk-, yək, and þak

German

Alternative forms

• Jak

Etymology

Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Yak (in technical writing) m or (alternatively) n (strong, genitive Yaks, plural Yaks)

1. yak (Asian bovine)

   Synonym: Grunzochse

Declension

Declension of Yak [masculine (in technical writing) // neuter (alternatively), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Yak	die	Yaks
genitive	eines	des	Yaks	der	Yaks
dative	einem	dem	Yak	den	Yaks
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Yak	die	Yaks

Further reading

• “Yak” in Duden online