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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Heart' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)

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

TAGALOG TRANSLATION

Heart

Traditional Writing Method ᜉᜓᜐᜓ
Breakdown: Pu-So
Modern Writing Method ᜉᜓᜐᜓ
Breakdown: Pu-So

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Austronesian '*pusuq', referring to the heart, bud, or center of something.

ROOT WORD: PUSO

pusuan to put a heart on something
kapuso of the same heart or kind
mapusok passionate or impulsive
isapuso to take to heart