How to Write 'Palawod' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word palawod. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Palawod
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-La-Wo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-La-Wo-D
Etymology
Shares the same Visayan root 'lawod' indicating the direction toward the open ocean or horizon.
ROOT WORD: LAWOD
magpalawod
To head out to sea
palawuron
To be sent offshore
ginpalawod
Went out to the deep
kalawran
The high seas