liuw

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Dutch leeuw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ljyu̯/, /ljou̯/

Noun

liuw c (plural liuwen, diminutive liuwke)

  1. lion

Further reading

  • “liuw (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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