liuw

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West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

liuw c (plural liuwen, diminutive liuwke)

  1. lion

Further reading

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