How to Write 'Keen' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word Keen. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
PANGASINAN TRANSLATION
Keen
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ta-Ra
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ta-Ra-M
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian roots meaning sharp-edged or pointed.
ROOT WORD: TARAM
mataram
keen or sharp
panaram
to sharpen
manataram
becoming sharp
kataraman
sharpness