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
Breakdown:
Pu-Ma-Wa
Modern Writing Method
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