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Yak has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

noisy talk

"The meeting was ruined by hours of yakking about vacation plans instead of addressing the budget crisis."

2

large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated

"The trekkers braced themselves for the steep climb up to where a herd of yaks grazed on the rocky Tibetan plateau."

3

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

"She decided to rent a yak for our afternoon trip down the river."

4

A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.

5

A kayak.

Verb
1

talk profusely

"she was yakking away about her grandchildren"

2

To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.

"The neighbors started yakking about their garden plans as soon as they saw us walking down the street."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
talk ox communicate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
prate

Origin

The word yak comes from Tibetan, where it originally meant the large bovine animal itself. It was borrowed directly into English without significant changes to its form or meaning.

Rhyming Words
dyak eyak dayak kayak nayak flyak ostyak votyak koryak honyak gilyak galyak shayak paskudnyak yakity yak yakety yak yackety yak komi permyak
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