Yak

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "yak"

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Yak (in technical writing) m or (alternatively) n (strong, genitive Yaks, plural Yaks)

  1. yak (Asian bovine)
    Synonym: Grunzochse

Declension

Declension of Yak
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Yak die Yaks
genitive eines des Yaks der Yaks
dative einem dem Yak den Yaks
accusative einen, ein den, das Yak die Yaks

Further reading

  • “Yak” in Duden online
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