noun
Meaning 1
itch, a prickly feeling
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northumbria, Scotland
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Standard Lemma guide
yeuk
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noun
Meaning 2
An administrative division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong, dated
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verb
Meaning 3
to itch, irritate the skin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northumbria, Scotland
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History
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.
From Cantonese 約 /约 (joek3).