Liwag
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From liwag (“slowness in movement”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Liuag. The spelling is an indigenization, from around the late 19th century, with U changed to W. Largely displaced the original spelling.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈliwaɡ/ [ˈli.wɐɡ]
- Rhymes: -iwaɡ
- Syllabification: Li‧wag
Proper noun edit
Liwag (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜄ᜔)
- a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Nueva Ecija and Batangas
Related terms edit
Categories:
- Tagalog surnames in the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/iwaɡ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/iwaɡ/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog surnames
- Tagalog surnames from Tagalog