How to Write 'Water' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word Water. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Water
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Tu-Bi
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Tu-Bi-G
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tubaR via the Visayan branch.
ROOT WORD: TUBIG
tubigan
to add water
matubig
watery
tinubigan
watered down
nagatubig
producing water