How to Write 'Keen' in Baybayin Script (Waray)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Waray word Keen. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
WARAY TRANSLATION
Keen
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ri-To
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ri-To-T
Etymology
Likely derived from local terms describing a piercing or thin, sharp quality.
ROOT WORD: RITOT
maritot
keen or sharp
nagraritot
being keen
pagparitot
to make keen
karitot
keenness