neeg

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eːx

Verb

neeg

singular past indicative of nijgen

Anagrams

geen, gene, nege

White Hmong

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /nẽ˧˩̤/

Noun

neeg

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

References

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

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