gab vs yak what difference
what is difference between gab and yak
English
Etymology
From Middle English gabben, from Old English gabban (“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”) and Old Norse gabba (“to mock, make sport of”); both from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to be split, be forked, gape”). Cognate with Scots gab (“to mock, prate”), North Frisian gabben (“to jest, sport”), Middle Dutch gabben (“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben (“to jest, have fun”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡæb/
- Rhymes: -æb
Noun
gab (countable and uncountable, plural gabs)
- Idle chatter.
- The mouth or gob.
- One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:talkative
Derived terms
- bafflegab
- begab
- gabby
- gift of the gab
Translations
Verb
gab (third-person singular simple present gabs, present participle gabbing, simple past and past participle gabbed)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
- (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
- (transitive, obsolete) To speak or tell falsely.
Translations
Anagrams
- ABG, AGB, BGA, GBA, bag
Amanab
Noun
gab
- a large dove
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gap, verbal noun to gapa (“to gape”).
Noun
gab n (singular definite gabet, plural indefinite gab)
- mouth, jaws
- yawn
- gap
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaːp/
- Rhymes: -aːp
Verb
gab
- first/third-person singular preterite of geben
Old French
Alternative forms
- gaab
- gap
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse gabb.
Noun
gab m (oblique plural gas, nominative singular gas, nominative plural gab)
- joke
Related terms
- gaber
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (gab)
- gab on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæk/
- Rhymes: -æk
- Homophone: yack
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak (plural yak or yaks)
- 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.
- 2008, Scott R. R. Haskell, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), page 619
- Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal production level (e.g., growth, lactation). Researchers reported no difference between lactating and dry cows in crude protein digestibility, although lactating yak tend to consume more feed than dry yak.
- 2004, Wilson G. Pond, Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print), CRC Press (→ISBN), page 899
- Attempts are now being made, by selection, to create a new breed of yak (the Datong yak) from such crosses. Hybridization of domestic yak with local cattle, at intermediate elevations, has been practiced for generations. The hybrids inherit some of the good characteristics from each species, but lack the adaptation of the yak to the harsh conditions at higher elevations.
- 2008, Scott R. R. Haskell, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), page 619
Hyponyms
- Bos mutus
- Bos grunniens
- Bos mutus grunniens, wild yak
- Poephagus grunniens, domestic yak
Derived terms
- domestic yak
- wild yak
- yak lace
- yakless
- yaklike
- yak shaving
- yakskin
Translations
Etymology 2
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
Alternative forms
- yack
Verb
yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked)
- (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI
- “You’ll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I’ve often wondered. But this won’t do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […]
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI
- (slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
Translations
Noun
yak (countable and uncountable, plural yaks)
- (slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
- 1983, Nicolas Freeling, The Back of the North Wind (→ISBN)
- The sudden head-down butt jabbed into someone’s face, is a highly effective way of putting a stop to his yack.
- 1983, Nicolas Freeling, The Back of the North Wind (→ISBN)
- (slang) A laugh.
- 1951, Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds, Cartoonist
- Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot.
- 1951, Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds, Cartoonist
- (slang) Vomit.
Translations
Related terms
- yackety-yak
- yakfest
- yakky
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
yak (plural yaks)
- (slang) A kayak.
Anagrams
- ‘kay, Kay, kay, kya
Choctaw
Adverb
yak
- thus
References
- Cyrus Byington, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɑk/
- Hyphenation: yak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Noun
yak m (plural yakken or yaks, diminutive yakje n)
- Alternative spelling of jak
French
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -jak
Noun
yak m (plural yaks)
- Alternative spelling of yack
Further reading
- “yak” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak m (invariable)
- a yak (bovine)
- Synonym: bue tibetano
Kokborok
Alternative forms
- jak
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“hand; arm”). Cognate with Garo jak (“hand”).
Noun
yak
- hand
References
- Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “yak”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 142
Manx
Etymology
Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak m (genitive singular yak, plural yakkyn)
- yak
Savi
Etymology
From Sanskrit एक (eka).
Numeral
yak
- (cardinal) one
References
- Nina Knobloch (2020) A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan[1], Stockholm University
Spanish
Alternative forms
- yac
Etymology
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
yak m (plural yak or yaks)
- yak (bovine)
Tagalog
Etymology
From English yuck.
Interjection
yak
- An expression to indicate disgust.
- yuck!
Synonyms
- kadiri
Turkish
Etymology
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Noun
yak (definite accusative yakı, plural yaklar)
- yak (ox-like mammal)
Synonyms
- Tibet öküzü
- Tibet sığırı