Baybayin

See also: baybayin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Baybayin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɪˈbajin/

Proper noun

Baybayin

A writing system used in the Philippines.
Synonym: (proscribed) alibata

Translations

A Philippine writing system

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: baybayin (fi)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
Greek: please add this translation if you can
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 spelling

Etymology

From baybay +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Baybayin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔)

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