yak

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Yakima. === Symbol === yak (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yakima. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Yakima terms == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jæk/ Rhymes: -æk Homophone: yack === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). See there for more. ==== Noun ==== yak (plural yak or yaks) 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. ===== Hyponyms ===== Bos mutus Bos grunniens Bos mutus grunniens, wild yak Poephagus grunniens, domestic yak ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Apparently an onomatopoeia. ==== Alternative forms ==== yack ==== Verb ==== yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked) (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. (slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== yak (countable and uncountable, plural yaks) (slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. (slang) A laugh. (slang) Vomit. ===== Translations ===== ==== Related terms ==== yacket yackety-yak yakfest yakky === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Korean 약 (yak). ==== Noun ==== yak (plural yaks) a traditional Korean flute used in court music === Etymology 4 === Shortening of various unrelated words. ==== Noun ==== yak (plural yaks) (slang) A kayak. (slang) cognac. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A yakuza member. === Anagrams === 'kay, Kay, kay, kya == Choctaw == === Adverb === yak thus === References === Cyrus Byington, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɑk/ Hyphenation: yak Rhymes: -ɑk === Noun === yak m (plural yakken or yaks, diminutive yakje n) alternative spelling of jak == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jak/ Rhymes: -ak === Noun === yak m (plural yaks) alternative spelling of yack === Further reading === “yak”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English yak or Dutch jak. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈjak/ [ˈjak̚] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: yak ==== Noun ==== yak (zoology) yak === Etymology 2 === A variant of ya. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈjaʔ/ [ˈjaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: yak ==== Particle ==== yak alternative form of ya === Further reading === “yak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ. === Noun === yak m (invariable) a yak (bovine) Synonym: bue tibetano == Kokborok == === Alternative forms === jak === Etymology === From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“hand; arm”). Cognate with Garo jak (“hand”). === Noun === yak hand === References === Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “yak”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎[3], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 142 == Malay == === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈjak/ [ˈjaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Hyphenation: yak === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English yak. ==== Noun ==== yak (Jawi spelling يق, plural yak-yak or yak2) (zoology) yak === Etymology 2 === The apheresis form of Malay berak, with the letter y inserted in front. A childish variant of berak used by parents to the children. ==== Noun ==== yak (plural yak-yak or yak2) (childish) poo ==== Verb ==== yak (childish) to defecate, to poop === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== yak (Jawi spelling يق, comparative lebih yak, superlative paling yak) (belacak ~), (melacak ~); to be abundant ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === "yak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Q'eqchi == === Noun === yak lynx === Further reading === Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [5] == Romanian == === Alternative forms === iac === Noun === yak m (plural yaci) yak (bovine mammal) == Savi == === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *ís. === Numeral === yak (cardinal number) one === References === Knobloch, Nina (2020), A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan‎[6], Stockholm: Stockholm University == Spanish == === Alternative forms === yac === Etymology === Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: yak === Noun === yak m (plural yak or yaks) yak (bovine) === Further reading === “yak”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjak/ [ˈjak̚] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: yak === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English yuck. ==== Interjection ==== yak (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔) used to indicate disgust or nausea: yuck; ew Synonym: kadiri === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). ==== Noun ==== yak (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔) yak (mammal) === Anagrams === kay == Turkish == === Etymology === From English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ. === Noun === yak (definite accusative yakı, plural yaklar) yak (ox-like mammal) ==== Synonyms ==== Tibet öküzü Tibet sığırı === Verb === yak second-person singular imperative of yakmak == Uzbek == === Etymology === Inherited from Chagatai یَک (yk), from Classical Persian یَک (yak). === Numeral === yak one Synonym: bir == Watam == === Pronoun === yak I === References === Bill Palmer, editor (2018), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area, Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 208 == Woiwurrung == === Noun === yak sweat body smell === See also === boo-ang (“smell”) moorreen-moorreen (“sweat”) === References ===