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yak
yak bovine mammal, Bos grunniens, of the Tibet region of China and adjacent areas. It is oxlike in build, with short, thick legs, humped shoulders, large upcurved horns, and a thick coat that hangs down to the ankles. Wild yaks were formerly found from Kashmir to W China, but were so extensively ... Read more
Kunlun
Kunlun , great mountain system of central Asia, between the Himalayas and the Tian Shan, extending c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) E from the Pamir Mts., along the Tibet-Xinjiang border in W China and into Qinghai prov., where it branches into the mountain ranges of central China; it rises to 25,340 ft (7,724... Read more
cattle
cattle name for the ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, and particularly those of the domesticated species, Bos taurus and B. indica. The term oxen, broadly used, refers also to closely related animals, such as the buffalo and the bison . Narrowly used, ox refers to a mature castrated mal... Read more
Sikkim
Sikkim , state (2001 provisional pop. 540,493), 2,745 sq mi (7,110 sq km), India. It is located in the E Himalayas and bordered by Nepal (W), by the Tibet region of China (N), by Bhutan (E), and by the Indian state of West Bengal (S). The capital and only town is Gangtok. Most of Sikkim is mountaino... Read more
milk
milk liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals as food for their young. The milk of the cow is most widely used by humans, but the milk of the mare, goat, ewe, buffalo, camel, ass, zebra, reindeer, llama, and yak is also used. The composition of milk varies with the species, breed, ... Read more
milk
milk liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals as food for their young. The milk of the cow is most widely used by humans, but the milk of the mare, goat, ewe, buffalo, camel, ass, zebra, reindeer, llama, and yak is also used. The composition of milk varies with the species, breed, ... Read more
Mongolia
Mongolia mŏn-gō´lēe, mŏng- , Asian region (c.906,000 sq mi/2,346,540 sq km), bordered roughly by Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the west; the Manchurian provinces of China on the east; Siberia on the north; and the Great Wall of China on the south. It now co... Read more
Sichuan
Sichuan or Szechwan [four rivers], province (1994 est. pop. 110,840,000), c.220,000 sq mi (569,800 sq km), SW China. The capital is Chengdu . A naturally isolated region surrounded by mountains, Sichuan is accessible to the rest of China by the Chang River, which flows through the south and re... Read more
Tibet
Tibet , Tibetan Bodyul, Mandarin Xizang, autonomous region (1994 est. pop. 2,300,000), c.471,700 sq mi (1,221,700 sq km), SW China. A Chinese autonomous region since 1951, Tibet is bordered on the south by Myanmar, India, Bhutan, and Nepal, on the west by India (including the disputed Kashmir), ... Read more
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially Kingdom of Bhutan, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 2,232,000), 18,147 sq mi (47,000 sq km), in the E Himalayas, southern Asia. It is bordered on the west, south, and east by India and on the north by the Tibet region of China. Punakha is the traditional capital; Thimphu is the offici... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "yak"

yak
Book article from: World Encyclopedia yak Large, powerful, long-haired ox, native to Tibet, with domesticated varieties throughout central Asia; it inhabits barren heights... Read more
Normandie Squadron
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...Germans and in the crossing of the River Niemen it became known as the Normandie-Niemen Regiment. In Soviet aircraft (Yak-9 and then Yak-3) serviced by Soviet technical personnel, it flew more than 5,000 sorties, shooting down 273 German aircraft. The... Read more
cattle
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...varieties of modern domestic cattle (Bos taurus), the brahman (Bos indicus) and hybrids of these two. The family also includes the yak , the wild gaur , the wild banteng and the kouprey. Different terms are used to indicate the sex and age of domestic cattle... Read more
milk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the cow is most widely used by humans, but the milk of the mare, goat, ewe, buffalo, camel, ass, zebra, reindeer, llama, and yak is also used. The composition of milk varies with the species, breed, feed, and condition of the animal. Jersey and Guernsey... Read more
pubic wigs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...The chosen material the wig is made of — usually nylon, yak belly, or human hair — is woven onto a transparent mesh...The first is a pale pink, heart-shaped piece that is made from yak belly hair; the image it projects is one of virginal youth and... Read more
Gagarin, Yuri Alexeyevich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...school to learn foundry work, then entered a technical school. He joined the Saratov Flying Club in 1955 and learned to fly the Yak-18. Later that year, he was drafted and sent to the Orenburg Flying School, where he trained in the MIG jet. Gagarin graduated... Read more
Yuri Alexeivich Gagarin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Flying Club in 1955 and won his wings, learning to fly in the Yak-18. Late that year he was drafted and sent to the famous Orenburg...jets he coveted. He started out all over again in the familiar Yak-18, learning to fly it the air force way. That year he also began... Read more
GLIDE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...be regarded as a glide. Although they are vocalic, glides behave in a SYLLABLE as though they are CONSONANTS : the glides in yak , wake , rake belong to the syllable margin as do the consonants in bake , sake , take . In view of their intermediate status... Read more
K
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...such as kangaroo , koala , have k , not c , before a , o , and yak , trek lack the usual c between short vowel and k . (2) K may be doubled between vowels in such words as yakkity-yak and trekking . (3) For visual effect, c and q are sometimes changed... Read more
Tibetans
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...held on January 15. Huge sculptures of birds, animals, and humans made from colored yak butter are paraded in the streets of Lhasa. Festive lanterns, also made of yak butter, are hung on fences. People dance under the lanterns all night. April 15 marks... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "yak"

yak
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English yak 1 / yak / • n. a large domesticated wild ox (genus Bos ) with shaggy hair...descended from the wild B. mutus , which rarely is still found at high altitude. yak 2 (also yack or yack·et·y-yak ) inf. • n. [in sing. ] a trivial... Read more
yackety-yak
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English yack·e·ty-yak / ˈyakətē ˈyak / (also yack·et·y-yack ) • n. & v. another term for yak 2 . Read more
yakṣa
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism yakṣa (Skt Generally thought to be malevolent flesh-eating demons in later Buddhism , the yakṣa and their female counterparts, the yakṣinī, were originally more or less benevolent local nature divinities who if correctly propitiated would protect the community. If not Read more
Yakṣa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Yakṣa. Collective name for supernatural beings in Hinduism, who inhabit the countryside and forests, but became especially associated with the sacred trees in villages. They can assume any form, and often appear as the servants of Kubera , the god of wealth. They can be beneficent or Read more
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ( CJD ) ( kroits -felt yak -ob) n. a disease in which rapid progressive degeneration of brain tissue results in dementia and eventually death. It is caused... Read more
cognac
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English co·gnac / ˈkōnˌyak; ˈkän-; ˈkôn- / • n. a high-quality brandy, properly that distilled in Cognac in western France. Read more
Gauḍapāda
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Gauḍapāda. According to tradition, the author of the kārikā or commentary Gauḍapādīyakārikā (also known as Āgama Śāstra , or Māṇḍūkyakārikā ) on... Read more
Chaur(ī)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Chaur(ī). Indian symbol of authority, now typically Sikh. A chaurī is a ceremonial whisk made of the tail hair of a white horse or yak embedded in a wooden or silver handle. Read more
piśāca
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism piśāca. A class of flesh-eating demons, similar to the rākṣasa and yakṣa . Read more
cattle
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows. 2. similar animals of a group related to domestic cattle, including yak, bison, and buffalo. The cattle family (Bovidae) also includes the sheep, goats, goat-antelopes, and antelopes. Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "yak"

gab
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...crazy synonyms : chatter, chitter-chatter, chat, talk, gossip, gabble, babble, prattle, jabber, blather, blab; informal yak, yackety-yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber, blah-blah, jaw, gas, mouth off, natter, run off at the mouth. phrase: the gift of... Read more
jabber
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...verb  they jabbered nonstop synonyms : prattle, babble, chatter, twitter, prate, yap, gabble, rattle on, blather; informal yak, yammer, yabber, yatter, blab, blabber. • noun  stop your jabber! synonyms : prattle, babble, chatter, chattering... Read more
maunder
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus maunder • verb   1. he maundered on about his problems synonyms : ramble, prattle, blather, rattle, chatter, jabber, babble; informal yak, yatter.   2. she maundered across the road synonyms : wander, drift, meander, amble, putter. Read more
talk
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...verb   1. I was talking to a friend synonyms : speak, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal yak, gab, jaw, chew the fat, natter, rap.   2. you're talking garbage synonyms : utter, speak, say, voice, express, articulate... Read more
tattle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...were tattling about him synonyms : gossip, chatter, chat, prattle, babble, jabber, gabble, rattle on; informal chinwag, jaw, yak, gab, natter, tittle-tattle, chitchat.   2. I would tattle on her if I had evidence synonyms : inform; report, talk, tell... Read more
gibber
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus gibber • verb  he rocks in his chair, gibbering to himself synonyms : prattle, babble, ramble, drivel, jabber, gabble, burble, twitter, mutter, mumble; informal yammer, blabber, jibber-jabber, blather, yak. Read more
babble
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...things synonyms : prattle, rattle on, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather; informal gab, yap, yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber, jaw, gas, shoot one's mouth off, run off at the mouth.   2. a brook babbled gently synonyms... Read more
blather
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...babble, chatter, twitter, prate, go on, run on, rattle on, yap, jabber, maunder, ramble, burble, drivel, blabber, gab; informal yak, yatter, yammer, talk a blue streak. • noun  mindless blather synonyms : prattle, chatter, twitter, babble, prating... Read more
twitter
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : blather, jabber, blabber, chatter, chitter, gabble, go on, blab, rattle, yap, prattle, babble, blither, ramble; informal yak, quack, yabber, talk someone's ear off. • noun   1. a bird's twitter synonyms : chirp, chirrup, cheep, tweet, peep... Read more
ramble
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 2. she does ramble synonyms : chatter, babble, prattle, prate, blather, jabber, twitter, maunder; informal jaw, gas, gab, yak, yabber. • noun  a ramble in the hills synonyms : walk, hike, trek; wander, stroll, saunter, amble, roam, traipse... Read more

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On the back of a yak.(description of a visit to Llhasa, Tibet)
Magazine article from: Children's Playmate; 6/1/1994; ; 540 words ; What would a yak do with you on its back? Probably snort, give a great shake of its shaggy yak back, and throw you right off! Although Tibetan...the rodeo. Yarba was the one who warned me about yak-riding. He lives in a mud-brick house near Lhasa... Read more
Proof of loss: adjusters "ear" all about expedition's yak loss.(UPFRONT: News, Updates and Other Emerging Strategies from Around the World)
Magazine article from: Risk & Insurance; 9/15/2005; ; 441 words ; It's one thing to lose a yak crossing a Himalayan gorge. It's quite another...Association. When Breashears and his team lost a yak transporting supplies to base camp at 17...animal and a $150 for the saddle. The hapless yak lost its footing and plunged hundreds of... Read more
Yak, yak, yak: talk shows proliferate.
Magazine article from: Video Age International; 1/1/1991; 576 words ; Yak, Yak, Yak Talk Shows Proliferate At this year's NATPE, the main trend seems to be talk shows. Bowing at the convention are The Maury Povich Show from Paramount, The Chuck Woolery Show from Orion and Jenny Jones from Warner Bros. Add these to the... Read more
Yak tax.
Magazine article from: New Internationalist; 3/1/1998; 100 words ; ...China and Tibet have escalated over alleged yak exploitation. Since 1959 the Chinese Government...yaks in taxes from Tibetans. Although a yak currently fetches over 1,000 Chinese yuan...Western markets with low-cost, allegedly yak-leather shoes. China is reported to have... Read more
Yak Butter Blues.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin Bookwatch; 10/1/2004; 126 words ; Yak Butter Blues Brandon Wilson Heliographica KSB Promotions...San Francisco, CA 94114 1933037245 $16.98 heliographica.com Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek Of Faith is the story of Brandon...extinction, evidenced in the kindness of strangers who share yak-butter tea. A moving and emotional testimony, and a ... Read more
Yaks come to Cowboy Country.
Magazine article from: ColoradoBiz; 1/1/2000; ; 216 words ; ...sense. The National Western Stock Show held its first yak auction last year. But yak ranching is nothing new for Tad Puckett, who has 700...herd, but it's enough to support the second-largest yak herd in North America, some 150 head. Puckett also... Read more
Yak Communications introduces calling plan for USD19.99 a month.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Telecomworldwire; 1/19/2006; 112 words ; TELECOMWORLDWIRE-19 January 2006-Yak Communications introduces calling plan for...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Yak Communications Inc (Nasdaq:YAKC), a provider...addition to the other VoIP services offered by Yak. According to the company, under the yakUnlimited... Read more
Water buffalo and yak welcome.
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 1/1/2007; ; 125 words ; ...ways. The yaks will give milk and fiber and will contribute some yak power to the farm or at least some packing strength. They are...pull their weight when the hot summer sun is too much for the yak. Our two bottle fed young water buffalo are the tamest creatures... Read more
Jim Belanger was named senior vice president of franchise development for Play N Trade and Yakety Yak.(PEOPLE)
Magazine article from: Franchising World; 4/1/2007; 23 words ; Jim Belanger was named senior vice president of franchise development for Play N Trade and Yakety Yak, and David Timlin was appointed Yakety Yak CEO. Read more
Russian investigators conclude Yak-40 crash investigation.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 4/25/2000; 128 words ; ...build up of ice and human error are to blame for the crash of a Yak-40 aircraft on 9 March, according to Russian investigators. Nine...several aircraft that had not been de-iced. After analysing the Yak-40's flight recorders, the Interstate Aviation Committee and... Read more