neeg

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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Rhymes: -eːx

Verb edit

neeg

singular past indicative of nijgen

Anagrams edit

geen, gene, nege

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term, but doesn't give a reconstruction.^[1] Is it really not related to neej in any way?”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /nẽ˧˩̤/

Noun edit

neeg

person (or people) (classifier: tus)
human, mankind
citizen
personnel

References edit

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.

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