How to Write 'Hope' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word Hope. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Hope
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-La-O
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-G-La-O-M
Etymology
From the root word *laom* (to expect, hope) with the nominalizing prefix *pag-*. This is cognate to Malay 'harap'.