How to Write 'Pagmamahal' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word Pagmamahal. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Pagmamahal
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ya
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ya-T
Etymology
A native Austronesian word specific to Northern Luzon meaning affection, desire, or love.
ROOT WORD: AYAT
ayaten
to love someone
agayat
to fall in love
inayat
loved
pateg
to value