ngứa
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (North Central Vietnam) ngá
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ (“itch”). Cognate with Muong Bi ngả, Koho lönga (“itching between toes”), Khmu ŋaʔ and Riang ŋɑʔ².
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- 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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