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yeuk en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From (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.

Meanings

  1. (Northumbria, Scotland) itch, a prickly feeling

Forms

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yeuks Number=Plur lexicographic

yeuk en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From (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.

Meanings

  1. (Northumbria, Scotland) to itch, irritate the skin

Forms

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youk alternative lexicographic
euk alternative lexicographic
yeuks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yook alternative lexicographic
ewk alternative lexicographic
yeuking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yeuked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yeuked Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

yeuky

yeuk en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Cantonese 約 /约 (joek3).

Meanings

  1. (Hong-Kong, dated) An administrative division.

Forms

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yeuks Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

heung