yeuk
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yeuk¹
Where it comes from
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.
noun yeuks
- itch, a prickly feeling
verb yeuks · yeuking · yeuked · euk · ewk
- to itch, irritate the skin
yeuk²
Where it comes from
From Cantonese 約 /约 (joek3).
noun yeuks
- An administrative division.
