Baybayin

See also: baybayin

English

Baybayin written in Baybayin

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Baybayin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪˈbajin/

Proper noun

Baybayin

1. A writing system used in the Philippines.

   Synonym: (proscribed) alibata

Translations

A Philippine writing system

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• Finnish: baybayin (fi)
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• Hindi: बायबायिन लिपि f (bāybāyin lipi)
• Russian: байбайи́н (bajbajín)
• Tagalog: Baybayin (tl)
• Thai: อักษรไบบายิน (àk-sɔ̌ɔn-bai-baa-yin)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Baibayin — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From baybay +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /bajˈbajin/ [baɪ̯ˈbaː.jɪn̪]
    • Rhymes: -ajin
  • IPA^(key): /bajbaˈjin/ [baɪ̯.bɐˈjin̪] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: Bay‧ba‧yin

Proper noun

Baybayin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Baybayin (Philippine script)

   Synonym: (proscribed) alibata

References

• “Baybayin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 1: “A.b.c) Baibayin [(pc)], deſta lẽgua Tagala. Ver,9) de baybay, q̃ es deletrear”
• Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN