Etymology

yak

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Today it means: An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane. Full definition →

Tibetan གཡག
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yak · noun1

  1. Tibetan · borrowed fromགཡག
  2. English todayyak

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). See there for more.

yak · verb, noun2

Apparently an onomatopoeia.

yak · noun3

  1. Korean · borrowed from약
  2. English todayyak

Borrowed from Korean 약 (yak).

yak · noun4

Shortening of various unrelated words.

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