hawak sa leeg
Appearance
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “held at the neck”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhawak sa leˈʔeɡ/ [ˌhaː.wɐk sɐ lɛˈʔɛɡ̚]
- 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