yak

¹

[ yak ]

noun

1. a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.
2. a domesticated variety of this animal.

yak

²

[ yak ]

verb (used without object)

, yakked, yak·king.

1. to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter:

   They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.

noun

1. incessant idle or gossipy talk.

yak

³

[ yak ]

noun

, Slang.

, yakked, yak·king.

1. yuk ¹.

yak

¹

/ jæk /

noun

1. Alsoyakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation

verb

1. intr to chatter or talk in this way; jabber

yak

²

/ jæk /

noun

1. a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair

Other Words From

• yakker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of yak¹

First recorded in 1785–95; from Tibetan gyag

Origin of yak²

An Americanism dating to 1820–25 for yakety-yak ( def ) (noun)

Word History and Origins

Origin of yak¹

C20: of imitative origin

Origin of yak²

C19: from Tibetan gyag

Example Sentences

Haylee Bautista, ocean advocate with the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region — whose tribal territory overlaps with the sanctuary — said her tribe wasn’t made aware of the proposal until after an initial plan was already submitted to NOAA.

From Los Angeles Times

But you can also find cheese made with milk from other animals like sheep, goats and even water buffalo and yak.

From Salon

"Can you imagine being on a treeless plain with an angry, 2,000-pound, testosterone-crazed, giant wild camel or wild yak barreling down on you and with stones as your only weapon?" said lead author Joel Berger, a professor in CSU's Warner College of Natural Resources and senior scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

From Science Daily

Kusi leads wild yak research for the program in Nepal, where the animal was once thought extinct.

From Science Daily

His team rediscovered the wild yak there in 2014.

From Science Daily