How to Write 'Write' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word write. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Write
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Su-Ra
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Su-Ra-T
Etymology
From the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surat, maintaining the original phonetic structure across Northern Luzon languages.
ROOT WORD: SURAT
agsurat
to write
isurat
to write something down
suratan
to write to someone
mannurat
writer