neeg

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːx

Verb

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neeg

  1. singular past indicative of nijgen

Anagrams

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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neeg

  1. person (or people) (classifier: tus)
  2. human, mankind
  3. citizen
  4. personnel

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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