How to Write 'Panalo' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word panalo. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Panalo
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ba
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ba-K
Etymology
Refers to the result of a contest; though 'abak' often means defeat, it is used contextually with prefixes to denote the act of winning.
ROOT WORD: ABAK
nangabak
won
mangabak
to win
pangabak
winning piece
inaabak
being defeated