itch

itch - English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɪt͡ʃ/

Noun

itch (plural itches)

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
A constant teasing desire or want.

Synonyms

yuck, yuik, yeuk (all in Scotland)

Derived terms

Terms derived from itch (noun)

Translations

Albanian: kruarje
Arabic: حِكَّة‎ (ḥikka)
- Egyptian Arabic: جرب‎ m (garab)
- Moroccan Arabic: حكّة‎ f (ḥakka)
Armenian: քոր (hy) (kʿor)
Assamese: খজুৱতি (khozuti), খজুলি (khozuli), খজুটি (khozuti)
Azerbaijani: qaşınmaq
Belarusian: свярбе́нне n (svjarbjénnje), сверб m (svjerb)
Bikol Central: gatol (bcl)
Bulgarian: сърбеж (bg) (sǎrbež)
Chinese:
- Cantonese: 痕 (han⁴)
- Mandarin: 癢／痒 (zh) (yǎng), 發癢／发痒 (zh) (fāyǎng)
Czech: svrbění n, svědění n
Dutch: jeuk (nl) m
Esperanto: juko
Faroese: skríði m
Finnish: kutina (fi), syyhy (fi)
French: démangeaison (fr), prurit (fr)
Galician: proído m, proício m, prurito (gl) m, comechón (gl) f
Georgian: მუნი (muni)
German: Jucken n, Juckreiz (de) m
Greek: φαγούρα (el) f (fagoúra), κνησμός (el) m (knismós)
- Ancient: κνησμός m (knēsmós), ψώρα f (psṓra)
Hebrew: גירוד‎ (girud), עקצוץ‎ m (iktsúts)
Hungarian: viszketés (hu)
Ido: prurito (io)
Ilocano: budo
Ilocano: budo
Italian: prurito (it) m
Japanese: かゆみ (ja) (kayumi)
Kashubian: svôrb m
Kikuyu: mwĩthũa class 3
Korean: 가려움증 (ko) (garyeoumjeung)
Latin: prūrīgō f
Maori: toretiti, harehare, hakihaki, māngeongeo, torotiti, ngaoko
Marathi: खाज f (khāj)
Occitan: prusina f, prusor f, prusèsta f
Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: сврабъ m (svrabŭ)
Old East Slavic: своробъ m (svorobŭ)
Old English: giċċe f
Oromo: cittoo
Plautdietsch: Gnauz f
Polish: świąd (pl) m, swędzenie (pl) n, świerzbienie n
Portuguese: coceira (pt) f (Brazil), comichão (pt) f (Portugal), prurido (pt)
Quechua: siqsi, sixi, şixi
Romanian: mâncărime (ro) f
Russian: зуд (ru) m (zud), свербёж (ru) m (sverbjóž), зуде́ние (ru) (zudénije), свербе́ние (ru) n (sverbénije)
Serbo-Croatian: svrab (sh) m, свраб m
Slovak: svrbenie n
Spanish: picazón (es) f, escozor (es) m, picor (es) m, comezón (es) m, prurito (es) (medicine)
Swedish: klåda (sv)
Tagalog: kati (tl)
Telugu: దురద (te) (durada)
Thai: ความคัน (kwaam-kan)
Tocharian B: saiwe
Turkish: kaşıntı (tr), kaşınma (tr)
Ukrainian: свербі́ж m (sverbíž), свербля́чка f (sverbljáčka)
Vietnamese: ngứa (vi)
Votic: süühü
Walloon: schôpe (wa) f
Welsh: ysfa f

Bulgarian: силно желание (silno želanie)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 渴望 (zh) (kěwàng)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} jeuk in de vingers, ^{(please verify)} jeuk in de handen
Faroese: hugur m
Finnish: halu (fi), hinku (fi)
French: prurit (fr)
Greek: λαχτάρα (el) f (lachtára)
Italian: (idiomatic) voglia matta f
Japanese: 渇望 (ja) (かつぼう, katsubō)
Korean: 갈망 (ko) (galmang)
Latin: prūrīgō f
Portuguese: prurido (pt)
Romanian: dorință (ro) f
Russian: жа́жда (ru) f (žážda), рве́ние (ru) n (rvénije)
Spanish: prurito (es) m
Thai: ความต้องการ (th) (kwaam-dtông-gaan), ความคัน (kwaam-kan), ความอยาก (th) (kwaam-yàak)
Welsh: ysfa f

Verb

itch (third-person singular simple present itches, present participle itching, simple past and past participle itched)

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
- He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
(transitive) To cause to feel an itch.
(transitive, colloquial) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.

Derived terms

Translations

Arabic: أَحَكَّ‎ (ʔaḥakka)
Armenian: քոր գալ (kʿor gal)
Belarusian: свярбе́ць impf (svjarbjécʹ), часа́цца impf (časácca)
Bulgarian: сърби ме (sǎrbi me)
Burmese: ယား (my) (ya:)
Catalan: picar (ca)
Cherokee: ᎤᏲᏕᎠ (uyodea)
Chinese:
- Cantonese: 痕 (han⁴)
- Mandarin: 癢／痒 (zh) (yǎng)
Czech: svědět impf, svrbět impf
Dutch: jeuken (nl), kriebelen (nl)
Esperanto: juki (eo)
Finnish: kutista (fi), syyhytä (fi), kutkuttaa (fi)
French: démanger (fr), gratter (fr), picoter (fr)
Galician: proer
German: jucken (de), kratzen (de), kitzeln (de)
Greek: νιώθω φαγούρα (niótho fagoúra)
Hebrew: חש עקצוץ‎ m (khash iktsúts), גירד לו‎ m (geréd lo)
Hungarian: viszket (hu)
Ido: pruritar (io)
Ingrian: uhkua
Italian: prudere (it)
Japanese: 痒みを生じる (かゆみをしょうじる, kayumi o shōjiru)
Khmer: រមាស់ (km) (rɔmŏəh)
Korean: 가렵다 (ko) (garyeopda)
Latin: prūriō
Latvian: niezēt
Maori: ngaoko, ngāokooko, mangeo, māngeongeo, patete
Maranao: gatel
Mongolian: загатнах (mn) (zagatnax)
Navajo: yihę́ę́s
Nepali: चिलाउनु (cilāunu)
Old English: giċċan
Polish: swędzieć impf, świerzbić impf
Portuguese: coçar (pt), comichar (pt), prurir (pt), pruir (pt)
Quechua: siqsiy
Romanian: mânca (ro)
Russian: зуде́ть (ru) impf (zudétʹ), свербе́ть (ru) impf (sverbétʹ), чеса́ться (ru) impf (česátʹsja)
Slovak: svrbieť impf
Spanish: picar (es)
Swedish: klia (sv)
Tagalog: mangati
Tausug: katul
Thai: คัน (th) (kan)
Tibetan: ཟ་ཕྲུག་ལང (za phrug lang)
Turkish: kaşınmak (tr)
Ukrainian: свербі́ти impf (sverbíty), чу́хатися impf (čúxatysja) (colloquially)
Urdu: کهجلی‎ (khujli)
Walloon: schôpyî (wa)
Welsh: cosi (cy)

Chinese:
- Mandarin: 渴望 (zh) (kěwàng)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} jeuken in de vingers , ^{(please verify)} jeuken in de handen
Esperanto: (la manoj) juki sin
Finnish: palaa halusta, kutkuttaa (fi)
Greek: λαχταρώ (el) (lachtaró)
Italian: (idiomatic) morire dalla voglia di (it), avere una voglia matta di
Japanese: 渇望する (ja) (かつぼうする, katsubō suru)
Korean: 근질거리다 (ko) (geunjilgeorida), 갈망하다 (ko) (galmanghada)
Latin: prūriō
Portuguese: querer (pt), desejar (pt)
Russian: жа́ждать (ru) f (žáždatʹ), рва́ться (ru) (rvátʹsja), (idiomatic) горе́ть жела́нием (ru) (gorétʹ želánijem)
Walloon: djéryî (wa), schôpyî (wa)

Anagrams

chit, tich