ngứa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lpŋaaʔ, an infixed form of Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ (“itch”); cognate with Muong ngả, Koho lönga (“itching between toes”), Khmu [ŋaʔ] and Riang [ŋɑʔ²]. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects ngá.

Pronunciation

Verb

ngứa (𤺶, 𤻔, 𤻭, 語, 馭, 𪽹, 󱗛)

  1. to feel itchy; to itch
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in compounds) to feel an urge (to do something); to feel uncomfortable; to feel uneasy

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