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yeuk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
yeuk
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

itch, a prickly feeling

verb

to itch, irritate the skin

noun

An administrative division.

Dated

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ȝuken, jucken, *jukken, *jukkjan, 約

Usage

Inflected Forms

yeuks (plural) yeuks (present, singular) yeuking (participle, present) yeuked (participle, past) yeuked (past) euk (alternative) ewk (alternative) yook (alternative) youk (alternative)

Derived Forms

yeuky

Frequently Paired Words

heung

Questions

What does yeuk mean?
itch, a prickly feeling
Where does yeuk come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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