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

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

ILOCANO TRANSLATION

Palawod

Traditional Writing Method ᜉᜓᜋᜏ
Breakdown: Pu-Ma-Wa
Modern Writing Method ᜉᜓᜋᜏᜌ᜔
Breakdown: Pu-Ma-Wa-Y

Etymology

From 'away', which in Ilocano often refers to the outskirts or far-off open spaces, applied here to the open sea.

ROOT WORD: AWAY

pumaway To go to the open space or sea
naway Spacious or wide
ipaaway To take something far out
pagawayan A place far away