yak

«yak» in Mova's school dictionary: a large, long-haired wild or farm ox that lives in the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a yak, yaks); verb (informal: yak, yaks, yakked, yakking — to chatter)

meaning for a pupil

1) A yak is a large, long-haired wild or farm ox that lives in the high, cold mountains of Tibet, the Himalayas and Central Asia. tree →

2) (informal) To yak means to chat or talk on and on about unimportant things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science lessons yaks come up in mountain habitats and adaptations: long thick hair, big lungs and a strong heart for thin air. People in the Himalayas use yaks to carry loads, and get milk, butter, meat, wool and dung for fuel from them. In everyday informal talk, «stop yakking» means stop chattering.

examples

• Yaks carry heavy loads up the mountain paths. tree →
• A yak's long hair keeps it warm in the snow. tree →
• People in Tibet drink yak butter tea. tree →
• The yak herders lived in tents high in the mountains. tree →
• Stop yakking and finish your work! tree →
• The two friends yakked on the phone for an hour. tree →
• Dried yak dung is burned for heat. tree →

note

Plural «yaks». The verb is informal; past «yakked», «-ing» form «yakking» (double k). Do not confuse with «yuck» (disgusting).

In the corpora

• "yak klAsno!" means "how great! how nice!" and is said on hearing good news.
• "yak yoho zvut?" means "what's his name?", used when meeting a pet.
• "yak vashe zdorov'ya?" means "how is your health?", a caring polite question that grandparents appreciate.
• yak teBE zvut? asks a kid's name; yak vas zvut? is the polite form.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «yak» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.