kabalikan

Tagalog

Etymology

From balik +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabaliˈkan/ [kɐ.bɐ.lɪˈxan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧li‧kan

Noun

kabalikán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. reverse; opposite; inverse
    Synonym: kabaligtaran
    Nasa kabalikang ayos ang mga pangungusap na nauuna ang simuno kaysa panaguri.
    Sentences where subjects go before the predicate are in the inverse order.
  2. (by extension) reverse side of clothes
  3. usual time for returning home
    Synonyms: uwian, kauwian

Further reading

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