ngứa

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˦˥]

Verb

ngứa (𤺶, 𤻔, 𤻭, 語, 馭, 𪽹, 󱗛) (reduplicated forms ngưa ngứa, ngứa ngứa)

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from ngứa

ngứa chân
ngứa đít
ngứa gan
ngứa mắt

ngứa miệng
ngứa mồm
ngứa ngáy
ngứa nghề

ngứa tai
ngứa tay
ngứa tiết
tóc ngứa

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