How to Write 'Keen' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word Keen. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Keen
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ta-Lo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ta-Lo-M
Etymology
From the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talem, similar to Tagalog talas but retaining the 'm' ending.
ROOT WORD: TALOM
matalom
sharp or keen
patalomon
to sharpen
nagatalom
getting sharp
katalom
sharpness