baligtad
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *balikətád (“reverse”), possibly related to balik. Compare Malay terbalik.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baliɡˈtad/ [bɐ.lɪɡˈt̪ad̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: ba‧lig‧tad
Adjective
baligtád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔)
- reverse; opposite;
- Synonyms: taluwad, taliwas, balintuwad
- inside out
- upside-down
- Synonyms: patiwarik, balintuwad
Derived terms
- baligtaran
- baligtarin
- bumaligtad
- ibaligtad
- kabaligtaran
- magbaligtad
- magpabali-baligtad
- pabaligtad
- pagbaligtad
- pagkabaligtad
- pambabaligtad
See also
- baliad-ad
Further reading
- “baligtad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018