How to Write 'Kadalag-an' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word kadalag-an. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Kadalag-an
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-Gu-Pa
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-Gu-M-Pa-Y
Etymology
From the Sanskrit word 'stambha' meaning pillar or support, evolving into a sense of achievement or success in Old Tagalog.
ROOT WORD: TAGUMPAY
magtagumpay
to succeed
nagtagumpay
succeeded
pagtatagumpay
the act of succeeding
matagumpay
successful