How to Write 'Tahanan' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word Tahanan. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Tahanan
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-Ha-Na
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-Ha-Na-N
Etymology
Derived from the root 'tahan', which originally meant to cease crying or to settle down, evolving into a place where one resides or settles.
ROOT WORD: TAHAN
tumahan
to reside or to stop crying
tahanan
home or residence
pinagtahanan
the place where someone resided
nananahan
currently residing