How to Write 'Ocean' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word Ocean. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Ocean
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ka-Ra-Ga-Ta
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ka-Ra-Ga-Ta-N
Etymology
From the root word dagat (sea) with the circumfix ka- -an denoting a large expanse or collection.