How to Write 'Fire' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word Fire. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Fire
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ka-La-Yo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ka-La-Yo
Etymology
Shared Central Philippine root derived from Proto-Austronesian.
ROOT WORD: KALAYO
nagkakalayo
flaming
kalayuhan
to set fire to
magkalayo
to start a fire
ikalayo
to use as fire