Animal Names · Entry

Yak

Tibetan

“native Tibetan word for the male of the species”

Where it comes from

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Fun Fact

Traditionally, 'yak' technically refers only to the male animal in Tibetan, while the female is called a 'dri' or 'nak'. English borrowed the male term for the whole species.

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