noun · Animals

yak

Picture of the word yak for children

The meaning (definition) of the word yak

a big furry ox that lives high up in the mountains.

The word yak used in a sentence

A yak has long hair and lives in the snowy mountains.

The plural of the word yak

yaks

How the word yak is said around the world

Frenchyak (yahk)
Spanishyak (yahk)
Mandarin牦牛 (máo niú)
Hindiयाक (yahk)
Arabicالياك (ahlyahkah)
Russianяк (iak)
Portuguese (EU)iaque (eeahki)
Portuguese (BR)iaque (eeahkew)
Japaneseヤク (yaku)
GermanYak (yahk)
Urduیاک (yahk)
Punjabiਯਾਕ (yahk)
Korean야크 (yakeu)
Hebrewיאק
Greekβους του Θιβέτ ή των ινδίων (bous tou Thibet e ton indion)
Dutchjak (yahk)
Tagalogyak (yahk)
Vietnamesebò Tây Tạng (baw tuhi tahng)
Turkishyak (yahk)
Persianیاک (yahk)
Polishjak (yahk)
Ukrainianяк (yak)
Bengaliইয়াক (eek)
Swedishjak (yahk)
Italianyak (yahk)

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