How to Write 'Yakapin' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word Yakapin. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Yakapin
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ha-Ku-So
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ha-Ku-So-N
Etymology
Derived from the Hiligaynon root 'hakus', common in Western Visayan languages for an embrace or clasp.
ROOT WORD: HAKUS
ginhakus
hugged
ginahakus
is hugging
hakuson
will hug
paghakus
the act of hugging