Takin Definition

täkēn
noun
A large goat antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) of the mountains of China, Myanmar (Burma), and the Himalayas, having a broad head, a shaggy yellow-brown coat, and horns that curve back and then up at the tips.
American Heritage
A goatlike bovid ruminant (Budorcas taxicolor) of the Himalayan forests.
Webster's New World

A goat-antelope, species Budorcas taxicolor.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb

Eye dialect spelling of taking.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Takin

Noun

Singular:
takin
Plural:
takins

Origin of Takin

  • Probably from Digaro (Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From a Tibeto-Burman language, probably Miju-Mishmi or Digaro-Mishmi.

    From Wiktionary

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