Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: le-ow
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From Chinese 廖 (Cantonese: liu6, Hakka: Liau, Hokkien: Liāu, Teochew: liao7, liou7), etc.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does leow mean?: A surname.
Where does leow come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce leow

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