How to Write 'Pag-ibig' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word pag-ibig. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Pag-ibig
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-Ka-Mo-O
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-G-Ka-Mo-O-T
Etymology
Derived from the root 'moot' which signifies a state of affection or being in love in Central Bikol.
ROOT WORD: MOOT
namumoot
loving
kamotan
to love
pagkamoot
love
namomotan
the one being loved