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

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

ILOCANO TRANSLATION

President

Traditional Writing Method ᜉᜍᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒ
Breakdown: Pre-Si-De-Te
Modern Writing Method ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ
Breakdown: P-Re-Si-De-N-Te

Etymology

A loanword from the Spanish 'presidente', which ultimately derives from the Latin 'praesidere' meaning to sit before or guard.

ROOT WORD: PRESIDENTE

agpresidente to serve as president
nagpresidente served as president
ipresidente to elect as president
kinapresidente presidency