kabaligtaran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kabaliktaran

Etymology

From baligtad +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabaliɡtaˈɾan/ [kɐ.bɐ.lɪɡ.t̪ɐˈɾan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧lig‧ta‧ran

Noun

kabaligtarán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. opposite; reverse
  2. (semantics) antonym
    Synonyms: kasalungat, antonimo
  3. anastrophe

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