ngứa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) ngá

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ (“itch”). Cognate with Muong Bi ngả, Koho lönga (“itching between toes”), Khmu ŋaʔ and Riang ŋɑʔ².

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˦˥]

Verb

ngứa • (𤺶, 𤻔, 𤻭, 語, 馭, 𪽹, 󱗛)

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

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Derived terms

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