As nouns the difference between gnu and yak
is that
gnu is a large antelope of the genus
Connochaetes, native to Africa having curved horns while
yak is an ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail and a full, bushy mane.
As an acronym GNU
is name of the
Free Software Foundation's project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.
As a verb yak is
to talk, particularly informally but persistently, such as chatter.
gnu
English
(GNU)
Acronym
(Acronym)
(head)
Name of the project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.
Related terms
* GNU FDL
* GPL
References
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yak
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail and a full, bushy mane.
Hyponyms
* Bos mutus
* Bos grunniens
* - wild yak
* - domestic yak
Derived terms
* yak shaving
* yakless
See also
*
Etymology 2
apparently an onomatopoeia
Alternative forms
* yack
Verb
(yakk)
To talk, particularly informally but persistently, such as chatter.
* 1960:' ''“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 [...]”'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter XI)
To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
Usage notes
* This is subject to the typically Australian 'have-a-verb' syntactic construction, as in 'I had a yak last night'. But this does not qualify 'yak' to be nominal.
Noun
(
en noun)
A talk, particular an informal one such as chattering.
(slang) A laugh
Vomit.
(slang) shorthand for kayak
Related terms
* yackety-yak
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