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# takin

«takin» in Mova's school dictionary: **A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a takin, takins); also informal clipped spelling «takin'» of «taking»

### meaning for a pupil

1) A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or brown fur and short horns that lives in the mountains of the Himalayas and China. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#m1)

2) (informal, written speech) «Takin'» is «taking» with the «g» dropped, as in «I'm takin' the bus». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and zoo lessons the takin is an unusual mountain mammal related to sheep and goats. In stories and comics «takin'» shows a character's casual or regional way of speaking. Phrases: «golden takin», «takin' it easy», «what are you takin'?».

### examples

- The takin lives high in the mountains of Asia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x1)
- Takins have thick fur to keep warm in the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x2)
- We saw a golden takin at the zoo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x3)
- The takin is related to sheep and goats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x4)
- (informal) «I'm takin' the dog for a walk,» he shouted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x5)
- (informal) «You takin' the mick?» (UK slang for «are you joking/teasing me?») [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x6)
- (informal) «Who's takin' the last cookie?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/#x7)

### note

As an animal it is pronounced «TAH-kin». In writing speech, «takin'» usually has an apostrophe to show the missing «g». In proper writing use «taking». «Taking the mick» is UK slang, mild and informal.

### In the corpora

- [Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «takin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.