yak vs cackle

yak and cackle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yak	Yes	No	Yes	No
cackle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, yak and cackle are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of yak include chatter, yack, yakety-yak.

yak (noun)	cackle (noun)
large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated	a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
noisy talk	noisy talk
	the sound made by a hen after laying an egg

yak (verb)	cackle (verb)
talk profusely	emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
	squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
	talk or utter in a cackling manner
	make a noise characteristic of a goose