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BNC: 25414 COCA: 21408

yak

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 yak /ˈjæk/ noun
plural yaks also yak
1 yak
/ˈjæk/
noun
plural yaks also yak
Learner's definition of YAK
[count]
: a large wild animal that has long hair and curved horns and that lives in central Asia牦牛
2 yak /ˈjæk/ verb
yaks; yakked; yakking
2 yak
/ˈjæk/
verb
yaks; yakked; yakking
Learner's definition of YAK
[no object] informal
: to talk in a loud way often for a long time喋喋不休
BNC: 25414 COCA: 21408

yak

1 of 4

noun (1)

plural yaks also yak
: a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens synonym B. mutus) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia

Illustration of yak

Illustration of yak
  • 1yak

less common variant of yuk entry 1

1
slang : laugh
did it just for yuks
2
slang : joke, gag

yak

3 of 4

verb

variants or less commonly yack
yakked also yacked; yakking also yacking

intransitive verb

: to talk persistently : chatter

yak

4 of 4

noun (3)

variants or less commonly yack
: persistent or voluble talk

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) yaʔ (spelled gyag)

Verb

probably imitative

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1795, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1949, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yak was in 1795
BNC: 25414 COCA: 21408

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