How to Write 'Yakapin' in Baybayin Script (Cebuano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Cebuano word Yakapin. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
CEBUANO TRANSLATION
Yakapin
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ga-Ko-So
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ga-Ko-So-N
Etymology
From the Cebuano root 'gakos' which traces back to Proto-Philippine roots for encircling or embracing.
ROOT WORD: GAKOS
gigakos
hugged
ginagakos
is hugging
gakson
will hug
pagkugos
the act of carrying/embracing