Liwag
Tagalog
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[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/ [ˈliː.wɐɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -iwaɡ
- Syllabification: Li‧wag
Proper noun
[edit]Liwag (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜄ᜔)
- a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Nueva Ecija and Batangas
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- 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