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
Breakdown:
Pre-Si-De-Te
Modern Writing Method
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