How to Write 'Mabuhay' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word mabuhay. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
PANGASINAN TRANSLATION
Mabuhay
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Bi-La
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-N-Bi-La-Y
Etymology
From the root 'bilay', the Pangasinan term for life and existence.
ROOT WORD: BILAY
ambilay
alive
nanbilay
lived
pabilayen
to nourish or give life
kabilayan
existence