hawak sa leeg

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “held at the neck”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhawak sa leˈʔeɡ/ [ˌhaː.wɐk sɐ lɛˈʔɛɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -eɡ
• Syllabification: ha‧wak sa le‧eg

Adjective

hawak sa leég (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) submissive; subservient

   Synonyms: hawak sa tainga, sunod-sunuran

References

• Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN