takin

Questions about takin

What does takin mean?

takin means "large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area".

How many syllables are in takin?

takin has 2 syllables and divides as ta-kin under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for takin?

Close synonyms include gnu goat, Budorcas taxicolor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is takin a common word?

takin is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.