yak
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark,…An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
» Mary was yakking on the phone.
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8 sensesAn ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
Yak, Jak
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(countable, slang, uncountable)A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
noisy talk
(countable, slang, uncountable)A laugh.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Vomit.
A traditional Korean flute used in court music
(slang)A kayak.
(slang)Cognac.
(in the plural, slang)A yakuza member.
Examples
10 sentencesMary was yakking on the phone.
Tell him to quit his yakking.
A herd of yaks came into view.
We all raise sheep, goats, and yaks.
Tom has been yakking on the phone for hours.
Translations
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By meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). See there for more. Apparently an onomatopoeia. BorroBorrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). See there for more.
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
Borrowed from Korean 약 (yak).
Shortening of various unrelated words.
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Forms
plural: yak / yaksSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.