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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Heart' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)

Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word heart. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.

ILOCANO TRANSLATION

Heart

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Breakdown: Pu-So
Modern Writing Method ᜉᜓᜐᜓ
Breakdown: Pu-So

Etymology

Cognate with other Philippine languages originating from the Proto-Austronesian '*pusuq'.

ROOT WORD: PUSO

napusoan brave or courageous
ipuso to take to heart
kapuso companion of the heart
nagpuso developed a heart or core