How to Write 'Palawod' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word palawod. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Palawod
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-La-Wo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-La-Wo-D
Etymology
From 'lawod', the common term across central Philippine languages for the offshore or deep sea regions.
ROOT WORD: LAWOD
magpalawod
To go out to sea
pinalawod
Sent out to the deep
palawodon
To sail toward the deep
laworan
Deep sea fishing ground