How to Write 'Tahanan' in Baybayin Script (Waray)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Waray word Tahanan. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
WARAY TRANSLATION
Tahanan
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-La
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-La-Y
Etymology
From the Proto-Austronesian *balay, a common term for a dwelling structure across the archipelago.
ROOT WORD: BALAY
balayan
to provide with a house
mabalay
will build a house
nagbalay
built a house
pabalayon
to allow someone to build a house