How to Write 'Yakapin' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word Yakapin. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Yakapin
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ra-Ku-Pe
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ra-Ku-Pe-N
Etymology
From the Ilocano root 'arakup', originating from the Proto-Austronesian term for folding or joining together.
ROOT WORD: ARAKUP
inarakup
hugged
ary-arakupen
is hugging
arakupento
will hug
pannakaarakup
the manner of hugging