leeg

From Dutch leeg.

• IPA^(key): /lɪəχ/

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leeg (attributive leë, comparative leër, superlative leegste)

1. empty

• vol

• ledig

From older ledig, from Middle Dutch lēdich, from Old Dutch *lithig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

• IPA^(key): /leːx/

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• Rhymes: -eːx

leeg (comparative leger, superlative leegst)

1. empty, hollow

   Synonym: laar

2. (figuratively) listless, lethargic

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• Negerhollands: leeg
• → Sranan Tongo: leigi
  • → Aukan: leigi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: légi

leeg

1. first-person singular present indicative of legen
2. imperative of legen

• egel, geel, gele, lege

leeg

1. Alternative spelling of leeg'.

• laeg
• liig

From Proto-Philippine *liqəʀ (compare Bikol Central liog, Bolinao liey, Cebuano liog, Maguindanao lig, Maranao lig, Tausug liug), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ (compare Malay leher, Hawaiian leo (“voice”), Maori reo (“voice; language”), Tetum lian (“voice; language”)), from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ (compare Amis li'el).

• Hyphenation: le‧eg
• IPA^(key): /leˈʔeɡ/, [leˈʔeɡ]

leég (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔)

1. (anatomy) neck
2. part of a garment that covers or encircles the neck

• leegan

• “leeg”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

From Middle Dutch laech, from Old Dutch *lāg, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːɦ/
• Rhymes: -eːɦ

leeg (comparative leger, superlative leegst)

1. lazy