yak
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
From the Tibetan (gyagk).
[edit] Noun
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yak (plural yaks)
- An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail and a full, bushy mane.
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- Bos (mutus) grunniens- Wild yak
- Poephagus grunniens- Domestic yak
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ox-like mammal
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[edit] Etymology 2
apparently an onomatopoeia
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to yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked) (intransitive)
- To talk, particularly informally but persistently, such as chatter.
- To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is subject to the typically Australian 'have-a-verb' syntactic construction, as in 'I had a yak last night'. But this does not qualify 'yak' to be nominal.
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yak (plural yaks)
- A talk, particular an informal one such as chattering.
- (slang) A laugh
- Vomit.
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informal, persistent talk, chattering
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[edit] Dutch
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yak (plural jakken or jaks, diminutive yakje, diminutive plural yakjes)
[edit] French
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yak m. (plural yaks)
[edit] Italian
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yak m. inv.
- A yak (bovine)
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[edit] Spanish
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yak m. singular & plural
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- A yak (bovine)
[edit] Turkish
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yak
- The imperative of * "kindle"