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
Breakdown:
Ta-To
Modern Writing Method
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