Tibetan, the word gyag refers only to the male of the species; a female is a dri or nak. In most languages which borrowed the word, including English, yak is usually used for both sexes.
Yak is called "യാക്ക്" (yakku) in the Malayalam language.
The word "yak" comes from Tibetan.
The word "moccasin" is borrowed from the Algonquian language.
The Mongolian word for female yak is "us."
Two words borrowed from the Spanish language and used in English are "quesadilla" and "fiesta."
Yak is called "യാക്ക്" (yakku) in the Malayalam language.
The word "yak" comes from Tibetan.
The word "moccasin" is borrowed from the Algonquian language.
The Mongolian word for female yak is "us."
Yaks are called yaks because they are derived from the Tibetan word gyag which sounds like "yak" in the English language, and thus is a borrowed word for most languages for both sexes of this bovine-related species. Yak in Tibetan is a word for the male of this species, whereas the female is known as a dri or nak.
In the English language, it is called a calf.
Two words borrowed from the Spanish language and used in English are "quesadilla" and "fiesta."
English borrowed the word "facade" from French.
In the Tibetan language, yak is pronounced as "yag"; although in that form, it usually applies to the yak bull - with dri the equivalent Tibetan term for the female yak. Other languages follow this name closely. This use of the same name in numerous languages is considered unusual.
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It was from Greek.
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