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, yakking.

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, yakking.

1. yuk ¹.

yak

¹

/ jæk /

noun

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

yak

²

/ jæk /

noun

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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• 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

C19: from Tibetan gyag

Origin of yak²

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.

From BBC

The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.

From BBC

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

From Salon

In addition to blood proteins, the cauldrons also contained traces of milk, particularly from domestic cattle and yaks.

From Science Daily

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

From Science Daily