Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
li-aw
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Mandarin or Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Taishanese 廖.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Liaws (plural)

Questions

What does liaw mean?
A surname.
Where does liaw come from?
From Mandarin or Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Taishanese 廖.

How to pronounce liaw

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