Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yakman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yak-man
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man in charge of a yak.

Example Sentences

"All the other people I required, whether coolies, guides, or yakmen, were had from village to village."
"There was a disastrous incident at Kakkot where we almost came to blows with the yakmen and their wives."

Etymology

From yak + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yak

Inflected Forms

yakmen (plural)

Questions

What does yakman mean?: A man in charge of a yak.
Where does yakman come from?: From yak + -man.

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