How to Write 'Tahanan' in Baybayin Script (Cebuano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Cebuano word Tahanan. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
CEBUANO TRANSLATION
Tahanan
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-La
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-La-Y
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *balay, referring to a public building or a house.
ROOT WORD: BALAY
balayan
to build a house for
mabalay
to be able to build a house
balay-balay
playhouse or small house
ginabalay
is being constructed