root word: titik
ititik
to write down
“to put into letters”
itinititik
is writing down
itinitik
wrote down
itititik
will write down
Sa mga dahon ng kawayan ay itinitik ko ang aking mga alaala.
It was on bamboo leaves that I wrote down my memories.
This literally means “to put into letters,” specifically something that was merely oral, like a poem or story that was told or handed down from generation to generation.
It has also been used figuratively in terms of using the “blood” of patriotism to “write” history.
The more general Tagalog word for “to write” is sulat.
Isulat mo ito.
Write this down.
Isusulat ko ito.
I’ll write this down.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
itinitik: isinulat
maisasatitik naititik natitik palatitikan
