yeuk
yeuk · yeuks
Itch, a prickly feelingItch, a prickly feeling
Meaning
2 senses(Northumbria, Scotland)Itch, a prickly feeling
(Hong Kong, dated)An administrative division.
Origin
From (northern) Middle English *ȝuken, *ȝokken (suggested by Middle English ȝukynge, ȝokkyFrom (northern) Middle English *ȝuken, *ȝokken (suggested by Middle English ȝukynge, ȝokkyn (“itching”) and yuke (“an itching disease”)), from Middle Dutch jucken, jocken (“to itch”), from Old Dutch *jukken, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”). Doublet of itch.
From Cantonese 約 /约 (joek3).
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