hawak sa leeg
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “held at the neck”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhawak sa leˈʔeɡ/ [ˌha.wɐk sɐ lɛˈʔɛɡ]
- Rhymes: -eɡ
- Syllabification: ha‧wak sa le‧eg
Adjective edit
hawak sa leég (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔)
- (idiomatic) submissive; subservient
- Synonyms: hawak sa tainga, sunod-sunuran
References edit
- Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN