How to Write 'Dog' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word Dog. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Dog
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ya
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ya-M
Etymology
Cognate with the Waray term, referring to domestic animals or animals used for the chase.
ROOT WORD: AYAM
mag-ayam
to hunt
mangayam
to go hunting with dogs
nag-aayam
currently hunting
ayaman
a dog kennel