How to Write 'Baybayin' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word Baybayin. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
PANGASINAN TRANSLATION
Baybayin
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-Ba
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-Y-Ba-Y
Etymology
Refers to the north or the direction of the sea, highlighting geographical orientation.
ROOT WORD: BAYBAY
baybay
north
palabaybay
going north
kabaybayen
northern lands
dibaybay
by the sea