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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)
- (Scotland) itch, a prickly feeling
Verb
yeuk (third-person singular simple present yeuks, present participle yeuking, simple past and past participle yeuked)
- (Scotland) to itch, irritate the skin
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Etymology 2
From Cantonese 約／约 (joek3).
Noun
yeuk (plural yeuks)
- (Hong Kong, dated) An administrative division.
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