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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Tattoo' in Baybayin Script (Waray)

Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Waray word tattoo. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.

WARAY TRANSLATION

Tattoo

Traditional Writing Method ᜆᜆᜓ
Breakdown: Ta-To
Modern Writing Method ᜆᜆᜓ
Breakdown: Ta-To

Etymology

Adopted from global usage and Spanish 'tatuaje' to describe skin ink patterns.

ROOT WORD: TATO

magpatato to undergo tattooing
tatahon will be tattooed
tinato was tattooed
tatoay to tattoo each other