How to Write 'Smart' in Baybayin Script (Waray)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Waray word Smart. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
WARAY TRANSLATION
Smart
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ka-A-Ra
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Ka-A-Ra-M
Etymology
Derived from 'aram', meaning to know or to be aware, common in Eastern Visayas dialects.
ROOT WORD: ARAM
pag-aram
to study
hibaro
to know
kinaadman
knowledge
nag-aaram
studying