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Meaning of "yak" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YAK

From Tibetan gyag.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YAK

yak  [jæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

yak

Yak

The yak is a long-haired bovid found throughout the Himalaya region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. Most yaks are domesticated, Bos grunniens. There is also a small, vulnerable population of wild yaks, Bos mutus. In the 1990s, a concerted effort was undertaken to help save the wild yak population.

Definition of yak in the English dictionary

The definition of yak in the dictionary is a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YAK

yakety-yak
yakhdan
yakimono
yakitori
yakka
yakked
yakker
yakking
yakow
Yakut
Yakut Republic
Yakutia
Yakutsk
yakuza

WORDS THAT END LIKE YAK

brak
break
freak
gak
Irak
jak
kayak
leak
mak
oak
outbreak
Pak
peak
Slovak
sneak
soak
speak
steak
tilak
weak

Synonyms and antonyms of yak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «YAK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «yak» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of yak

Translation of «yak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YAK

Find out the translation of yak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牦牛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yak
570 millions of speakers

English

yak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الياك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

як
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চমর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Yak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヤク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jaka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βούβαλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YAK»

The term «yak» is very widely used and occupies the 18.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yak» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yak» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YAK»

Discover the use of yak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yak butter & black tea: a journey into forbidden China
The valley was only a few hundred miles from the parts of China open to tourists. Getting there would take them three years. Wade Brackenbury's Yak Butter & Black Tea is a story of daring and adventure.
Wade Brackenbury, 1997
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Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print)
Gerald Wiener Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, U.K. Han Jianlin International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya INTRODUCTION Yak, a species of bovidae, are the mainstay of livelihood for the nomads on the vast Qinghai- Tibetan ...
Wilson G. Pond, 2004
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant
BLBS002-412 BLBS002-Haskell BLBS002-Haskell-v3.cls August 15, 2008 15:28 Ruminant 973 r Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal ...
Scott R. R. Haskell, 2008
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Re-presenting the Johannine Community: A Postcolonial ...
Re-Presenting the Johannine Community: A Post-colonial Perspective explores the characterization of the Johannine community in the Farewell Discourse of the Fourth Gospel from a postcolonial perspective.
Yak-hwee Tan, 2008
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Soviet Aces of World War 2
Yak-1 'Yellow 44' flown by Lilya Litvyak of 296.IAP, Stalingrad, Spring 1943 The most famous female fighter pilot of all time, Litvyak was with 296.IAP when it became 73.Gv.IAP in May 1943. It was also to be her final operational unit, as she ...
Hugh Morgan, 1997
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Late Quaternary Climate Change and Human Adaptation in Arid ...
12. Yaks,. yak. dung,. and. prehistoric. human. habitation. of. the. Tibetan. Plateau . David Rhode1,*, David B. Madsen2, P. Jeffrey Brantingham3 and Tsultrim Dargye4 1 Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute,  ...
D.B. Madsen, F. Chen, X. Gao, 2011
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Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith
That one question sat and festered all night, making me nauseous like a bad yak stew. Between it, the biting cold and Sadhu's nightly rummaging, I got very little sleep. After inhaling a light breakfast of ramen noodles, I suggested, “Come on, ...
Brandon Wilson, 2004
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The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
THE YAK-TAIL FLYWHISK (Skt. chamara, prakirnaka; Tib. rnga-yab) The white yak-tail flywhisk or chamara was an emblem of royalty in ancient India. It was employed to fan the monarch in the heat of summer and to drive away flying insects, ...
‎2003
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Why is a yak?
Consider the yak facts of life.
Le Grand Henderson, 1937
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The Minnesota Table
ohn Hooper: Christmas Trees, Hoof Trimmer, Yak Consultant. Will Travel. So could read the business card for this quiet, unassuming businessman. The only clue to his unusual vocation is the “YAK MAN” license plate on his well-traveled SUV.
Shelley N.C. Holl

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yak is used in the context of the following news items.
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On College Campuses, Suicide Intervention Via Anonymous App
On the app Yik Yak, for example, college students are asking for help when they're feeling desperate or even suicidal — and the anonymous crowds are ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Bull yak flees farm at sight of bear, leaving cows, calves to fend for …
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – When a curious brown bear showed up at an Anchorage area farm, the cows in a small yak herd there defiantly surrounded the calves. «Fox News, Jun 15»
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Feminists: Mary Washington condoned hostile environment by …
... cyber assault, and threats of physical and sexual violence against Feminists United members and other students through Yik Yak, an anonymous social media ... «W*USA 9, May 15»
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Campus uproar over Yik Yak app after sex harassment, murder
The popular anonymous app Yik Yak finds itself at the center of a growing controversy after a prominent member of a feminist group was murdered at a Virginia ... «CNNMoney, May 15»
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Tea Tuesdays: Butter Up That Tea, Tibetan-Style
In those lofty Himalayan mountains, a few cups of yak butter tea would be a welcome respite from the cold, thin air. And Dhorje tells The Salt that butter tea, or po ... «NPR, May 15»
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Is the Yik Yak Social App a Force for Good, or Ill?
The flap about the social network Yik Yak reminds me that the new ... Your article doesn't mention the much more interesting story of the Yik Yak phenomenon. «New York Times, Mar 15»
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Who Spewed That Abuse? Anonymous Yik Yak App Isn't Telling
“I think you need to see this,” she said, tapping the icon of a furry yak on her iPhone. The app opened, and the assistant began scrolling through the feed. «New York Times, Mar 15»
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Magid: Yik Yak bans at colleges forgo the good that social media …
No doubt about it: There are some vile posts on Yik Yak and other social media platforms. But just because some people use these platforms to intimidate and ... «San Jose Mercury News, Feb 15»
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Return of the Yak
The 32-year-old Nigerian was a free agent after leaving Qatari side Al Rayyan and has agreed a contract until the end of the season with the Sky Bet ... «Football.co.uk, Feb 15»
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East Lyme teen under house arrest after making threat
McKenzie's post to Yik Yak said: “East Lyme better get ready for the hail of bullets. I've been bullied too long and, after break, I'm going to let all my anger out.”. «FOX CT, Jan 15»

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