babalik

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbabaˈlik/ [ˌbaː.bɐˈlɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: ba‧ba‧lik

Etymology 1

From initial reduplication of balik.

Verb

bábalík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of bumalik

Etymology 2

From clipping of ibabalik.

Verb

bábalík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. nonstandard form of ibabalik