How to Write 'Tattoo' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word tattoo. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Tattoo
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-To
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-To
Etymology
Derived from the Tahitian word 'tatau' meaning to mark, introduced into Philippine languages during the colonial and modern periods.
ROOT WORD: TATO
magpatato
to get a tattoo
tinatato
being tattooed
itatato
will be tattooed
tatuán
to put a tattoo on someone