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How to Write 'Dragon' in Baybayin Script (Cebuano)

Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Cebuano word Dragon. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.

CEBUANO TRANSLATION

Dragon

Traditional Writing Method ᜊᜃᜓᜈᜏ
Breakdown: Ba-Ku-Na-Wa
Modern Writing Method ᜊᜃᜓᜈᜏ
Breakdown: Ba-Ku-Na-Wa

Etymology

The term refers to a giant sea serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology believed to cause eclipses.