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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

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

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

TAGALOG TRANSLATION

Hope

Traditional Writing Method ᜉᜀᜐ
Breakdown: Pa-Asa
Modern Writing Method ᜉᜄ᜔ᜀᜐ
Breakdown: Pa-G-A-Sa

Etymology

From the root word *asa* (to hope, expect) with the nominalizing prefix *pag-*. This is cognate to Malay 'asa'.