yeuk

English

Etymology 1

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

yeuk (plural yeuks)

1. (Scotland) itch, a prickly feeling

Verb

yeuk (third-person singular simple present yeuks, present participle yeuking, simple past and past participle yeuked)

1. (Scotland) to itch, irritate the skin

Derived terms

• yeuky

Alternative forms

• euk, ewk, yook, youk

Etymology 2

From Cantonese 約 / 约 (joek3).

Noun

yeuk (plural yeuks)

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

Coordinate terms

• heung

Anagrams

• yuke