How to Write 'Write' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word write. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Write
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Su-Ra
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Su-Ra-T
Etymology
Evolved from the root word for 'engrave' found in many Central Philippine languages.
ROOT WORD: SURAT
magsurat
to write
nagsusurat
currently writing
isurat
to write something
parasurat
writer