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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
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science Yak The yaks are members of the family...thick coat protects the yak from these frigid temperatures. Domesticated yaks are smaller, have weaker...life span for the wild yak is estimated at 25 years. Domesticated yaks may give birth every...
Yakö
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Yak ö ETHNONYM: Yakurr (the official...spelling) Orientation Identification. The Yak ö numbered 38,204 people at the last...West Africa. Location. The territory of the Yak ö , just over 150 square kilometers...
yak
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...are mostly solitary. Yaks have been domesticated...central Asia. The wild yak may attain a shoulder...piebald, or albino. Yaks can live on vegetation...animals. The domestic yak is a source of milk...as a beast of burden. Yaks are classified in the...
Cattle family (Bovidae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...are those of the wild yak ( Bos mutus ) and African...decorative cattle are wild yaks, whose unkempt, shaggy...tropical conditions. Wild yaks are an example of a species...including the auroch, yak, gaur, banteng, and...sparse. Domesticated yaks are equally important...
Sherpa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...and herding livestock, including yaks, cows, and yak-cow crossbreeds, prized for their...the Indian subcontinent, using the yak as a transport animal ideally suited...tree line but near the pass and the yak pastures. The potato is now the...
Mammals
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...water buffalo, sheep and goats, camels, yaks, reindeer, and llamas and alpacas all...b.c.e. in southwest Asia. Camel, yak, and reindeer are herding animals that...the great deserts of Africa and Asia. The yak, a large, long-haired ox with a bushy...
Tibetans
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...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...
Tibet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Gyangtse). Most other areas of Tibet are suited only for grazing; yaks, which can withstand the intense cold, are the principal domestic...particularly foreign trade, were carried by pack trains (yaks, mules, and horses) across the windswept plateau and over...
pubic wigs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...chosen material the wig is made of — usually nylon, yak belly, or human hair — is woven onto a transparent...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...
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...

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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...
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...
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 .
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...
Śāsanadevatā
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...slayer of Mahiṣa , is revered (mainly in Rājasthān). Yakṣadampati, pairs of attendant yakṣas and yakṣis, are often found in carvings without any further identity beyond that...
Yakkha
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Yakkha (Pāli; Skt., Yakṣa ). 1. In Buddhism, historical and legendary communities...tribal identities. 2. Supernatural beings in Buddhism (cf. Hindu yakṣa ) who may be neutral in their relations to humans...
Sāñcī
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...a) lavishly carved with scenes from the life of the Buddha , animals , plants, and female deities (yakṣī, see yakṣa ). There are two other stūpas on the site, the oldest dating from the Ś...
Bovidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...x2018;aurochs’), Bos taurus (all breeds of European cattle), Bos indicus (Zebu cattle), Bos grunniens (yak), Capra (goats, domesticated breeds being descended from C. aegagrus , the pasang), Ovis (sheep, descended from several...
piśāca
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism piśāca. A class of flesh-eating demons, similar to the rākṣasa and yakṣa .
Bhārhut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...Mauryan period. It was constructed around 100 bce, which is before the first images of the Buddha are found, and is decorated with carvings of trees and yakṣa figures. Many of the carvings are preserved in the Calcutta Museum.

Thesaurus entries related to "yak"

gab
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...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...
talk
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : speak, give voice/utterance, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, prate, gibber, jabber, babble, rattle on; inf. yak, gab.   2. talk nonsense synonyms : speak, say, utter, voice, express, articulate, pronounce, enunciate, verbalize...
rattle
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...he rattled on about his job synonyms : go, chatter, babble, gabble, prattle, jabber, gibber, blather, prate; inf. yak.   6. she was rattled by the experience synonyms : disconcert, disturb, fluster, upset, shake, perturb, discompose...
tattle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...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...
ramble
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...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...
jabber
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...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...
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.
chat
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...guests synonyms : talk, gossip, chatter, speak, converse, engage in conversation, tittle-tattle, prattle (on), jabber, babble; informal gas, jaw, chew the fat, yap, yak, yatter, yammer, shoot the breeze; formal confabulate.
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.
babble
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...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...

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Yaks link Tibetans to their homeland; A Cold Spring farmer finds that his herd has reconnected a bond between the exotic animals and the Asian people.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/30/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...led his herd of Tibetan yaks up a slope and across...Tibetan Plateau. The yak farmer was John Hooper...and fluffy tails, the yaks have been a big attraction...Hooper's first batch of yak butter became a source...thought all the yearning for yaks was strange. "It kind...
Yaks Pack a True Sampling of Tibetan Taste; Live | Excerpts from washingtonpost.com/olympics
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/12/2008; 673 words ; ...phone interview about yak cheese in our office this...workers suggested that the yaks of Western China had little...Marie So. "They have yak racing in Qinghai once...very serious-looking yak. "Some people don't even know what yaks are, and I have to stop...
Yak guru spreads word
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 10/31/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...commercials for Black Yak Clothing, a Korean company. The yaks had to be trained...knows exactly what yaks to import. Bringing in the right yak is difficult. You...Benge wants to spread yak farming and breeding nationwide. Yaks, he says, are commercially...
Yak Communications Inc. to be Acquired for $5.25 per Share in an All Cash Offer by Globalive Communications Corp. Shareholders representing a majority of Yak's issued and outstanding shares have agreed to tender their shares into the bid.
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 9/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...CCNMatthews - Sept. 21, 2006) - Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC) announced...acquire all of the outstanding shares of Yak's common stock pursuant to a definitive...Under the definitive agreement executed by Yak and Globalive, the transaction has been...
Yak Signs Baseball Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers as Company Spokesperson.
Business Wire; 12/16/2002; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002 Yak Communications (USA), Inc. (OTCBB...relief pitcher" Rollie Fingers, has joined YAK as a spokesperson for the company's expansion into the US market. Rollie Fingers, a YAK shareholder and user of its services, was...
YAK BAK 2 SELECTED AS A TOP TOY FOR 1995 IN TWO NATIONAL TOY TESTS
PR Newswire; 12/13/1995; 700+ words ; ...Corporation (Nasdaq: YESS; YESSW) announced that Yak Bak 2(TM), a colorful, handheld, micro...Parents' Toy Test. Launched in the fall of 1995, Yak Bak 2 was the first line extension to Yak Bak(TM), a highly-stylized mini-recorder...
Yak Communications Commences Marketing Initiatives for WorldCity VoIP
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 1/14/2005; 700+ words ; ...VoIP Packages as low as $9.99 US/month Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC...has commenced marketing initiatives for Yak WorldCity VoIP (voice services over high...anywhere in Canada and USA, Plus - Free Yak-VoIP-Member to Yak-VoIP-Member calling...
Yak Communications Teams with CounterPath to Offer FREE VoIP and Video Services.
Business Wire; 11/7/2005; 700+ words ; ...YAKC). The corrected release reads: YAK COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS WITH COUNTERPATH TO OFFER FREE VOIP AND VIDEO SERVICES Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC...Presence-enabled SIP softphones allowing Yak to launch a powerful new voice and video...
Yak Communications Poised to Offer VoIP Services Powered by CounterPath's eyeBeam.
PR Newswire; 11/7/2005; 700+ words ; ...and Presence-enabled SIP softphones and Yak Communications Inc. , a provider of telecommunication...have entered into an agreement allowing Yak to launch a powerful new voice and video...alternative for consumers around the world. Yak expects to launch its "yakForFree" VoIP...
Yak Communications Commences Marketing Initiatives for WorldCity VoIP.
Business Wire; 1/14/2005; 700+ words ; ...VoIP Packages as low as $9.99 US/month Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC...has commenced marketing initiatives for Yak WorldCity VoIP (voice services over high...anywhere in Canada and USA, Plus - Free Yak-VoIP-Member to Yak-VoIP-Member calling...