Definition for: yak

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English

Etymology

From the Tibetan ( gyagk ).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æk

Noun

yak ( plural yaks )

1. 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.

Scientific name

• Bos (mutus) grunniens- Wild yak
• Poephagus grunniens- Domestic yak

Translations

Verb

to yak ( yakking / yakked )

1. To talk, particularly informally.
2. To vomit, usually as a result of consuming alcohol.

   Note: 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.

Alternative spellings

• yack

Noun

yack

1. A talk, particular an informal one.

Alternative spellings

• yack

See also

• yackety-yak

Romany

Noun

yak

1. eye

Turkish

Verb form

yak

1. kindle (imperative)

Other Translations for "yak"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		yak
Hex		f9 e1 eb
Pig Latin		yakay

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