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Definition: Takin |
TakinNoun1. Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "takin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
Synonym: TakinSynonym: gnu goat (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Takin |
| Specialty definitions using "takin": Paretian optimality, Pareto optimality. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Them I'm takin a trip too with no pistols (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez) All his new acquitances, gassed his head, takin it (Deception; performing artist: Blackalicious) I shows and proves, no doubt, I be takin you, so (No Diggity; performing artist: Blackstreet) Takin chances while we dancin in the party fo' sho' (The Next Episode; performing artist: Dr. Dre) I'm takin it all from the stash to the keys (Get Me Home; performing artist: FOXY) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Voice from the rear: Say, what in blazes are you takin us round this way for? : The Good Samaritan: I kinda thought ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Shady Bench" by Eoghan Mcnally Commentary: "Takin a break from the festival, in the shade outside the bull ring,Pamplona." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| "Takin" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Takin" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "takin": decision-takin. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "takin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | takin, rundergems, gnoegeit. (various references) | |
Farsi | بزکوهی بزرگ تبت(ج.ش.). (various references) | |
French | takin. (various references) | |
German | Takin. (various references) | |
Italian | takin. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | akintay.(various references) | |
Spanish | takín. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Budorcas taxicolor. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 11, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Touto de egeneto epi triV kai palin anespasqh apanta eiV ton ouranon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Hoc autem factum est per ter et recepta sunt rursum omnia in caelum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And this was don bi thries, and alle thingis weren resseyued ayen in to heuene. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And this was done thre tymes. And all were takin vp agayne into heven. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 11, Verse 10 |
| Albanian | Dhe kjo ndodhi tri herë; pastaj gjithçka u tërhoq përsëri në qiell. |
| Cebuano | Ug kini nahitabo sa makatulo, ug unya ang tanan gibira pag-usab ngadto sa langit. |
| Chinese | 這 樣 一 連 三 次 、 就 都 收 回 天 上 去 了 。 |
| Croatian | To se ponovi do triput, a onda se sve opet povuèe na nebo." |
| Danish | Og dette skete tre Gange; så blev det igen alt sammen draget op til Himmelen. |
| Dutch | En dit geschiedde tot driemaal; en alles werd wederom opgetrokken in den hemel. |
| Finnish | Ja tämä tapahtui kolme kertaa; sitten vedettiin kaikki taas ylös taivaaseen. |
| French | Cela arriva jusqu`à trois fois; puis tout fut retiré dans le ciel. |
| German | Das geschah aber dreimal; und alles ward wieder hinauf gen Himmel gezogen. |
| Haitian Creole | An twa fwa sa repete. Epi bagay la moute tounen nan syèl la. |
| Hungarian | Ez pedig három ízben történt; és ismét felvonaték az egész az égbe. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saya melihat hal itu sampai tiga kali dan akhirnya semuanya terangkat kembali ke surga. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka tiga kali hal itu berlaku demikian, lalu semuanya itu pun terangkat balik ke langit. |
| Italian | Questo avvenne per tre volte e poi tutto fu risollevato di nuovo nel cielo. |
| Maori | E toru nga meatanga o tenei: ka hutia katoatia atu ano ki te rangi. |
| Norwegian | Dette skjedde tre ganger; og det blev alt sammen dradd op igjen til himmelen. |
| Portuguese | Sucedeu isto por três vezes; e tudo tornou a recolher-se ao céu. |
| Rumanian | Lucrul acesta s`a fqcut de trei ori; apoi toate au fost ridicate iarqw kn cer. |
| Russian | ьФП ВЩМП ФТЙЦДЩ, Й ПРСФШ РПДОСМПУШ ЧУЈ ОБ ОЕВП. |
| Shuar | Nunasha Menaintiú Túrunan Wáinkiamjai. Túruna nayaimpiniam mash waketkimiai, Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Jambo hilo lilifanyika mara tatu, na mwishowe vyote vilirudishwa juu mbinguni. |
| Swedish | Detta skedde tre gånger efter varandra; sedan drogs alltsammans åter upp till himmelen. |
| Uma | Tohe'e kuhilo tolu ngkani, pai' te'ore' nculii' -mi hilou hi langi'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "takin": taking, takingly, takings, takins. (additional references) | |
Words containing "takin": betaking, breathtaking, breathtakingly, caretaking, caretakings, grubstaking, mistaking, overtaking, painstaking, painstakingly, painstakings, partaking, retaking, staking, stocktaking, stocktakings, undertaking, undertakings. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-k-n-t" | |
-1 letter: akin, anti, ikat, kain, kina, knit, tain, tank. | |
-2 letters: ain, ait, ani, ant, ink, kat, kin, kit, nit, tan, tin. | |
-3 letters: ai, an, at, in, it, ka, na, ta, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-k-n-t" | |
+1 letter: antick, catkin, intake, kainit, kation, taking, takins, tanuki. | |
+2 letters: anticks, antlike, beatnik, catkins, intakes, kainite, kainits, karting, katcina, kations, keratin, kyanite, ratfink, skating, staking, tacking, takings, talking, tanking, tanukis, tasking, unakite. | |
+3 letters: ankerite, anticked, antiking, antileak, antilock, antimask, antinuke, antirock, antiskid, antitank, auntlike, beatniks, betaking, gnatlike, goatskin, inkstand, kainites, kartings, karyotin, katchina, katcinas, keratins, knitwear, kyanites, lankiest, mistaken, ratfinks, retaking, skatings, snakebit, snakiest, stacking, stalking, stickman, stinkard, stotinka, tackling, takingly, talcking, talkings, tanklike, tankship, thacking, thanking, tracking, traiking, troaking, twankies, tweaking, unakites. | |
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