Liwag
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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]
Proper noun[edit]
Liwag (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜄ᜔)
- a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Nueva Ecija and Batangas