BALAYSCHOOL
Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Water' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)

Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word Water. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.

PANGASINAN TRANSLATION

Water

Traditional Writing Method ᜇᜈᜓ
Breakdown: Da-Nu
Modern Writing Method ᜇᜈᜓᜋ᜔
Breakdown: Da-Nu-M

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *danum, shared with Ilocano and other Central Luzon languages.

ROOT WORD: DANUM

danuman to put water on
manum to fetch water
madanum watery
idnum to use for water