kembali

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kembali. Can be reanalyzed as ke +‎ meng +‎ balik (the same analysis can be seen in sendiri).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəmˈbali/ [kəmˈba.li]
  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Syllabification: kem‧ba‧li

Verb

kêmbali (intransitive, does not take voice prefixes)

  1. to return (from a place to a place)
    Synonym: balik
  2. to repeat

Usage notes

  • For saying “return” as in returning something to someone, see mengembalikan.

Adverb

kêmbali

  1. again; once more

Derived terms

  • kembali asal
  • kembali ke kandang
  • kembali ke rahmatullah
  • kembali modal

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Related to balik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəmbäli]

Verb

kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)

  1. to go back, to return (From one place to another)
  2. to repeat, to do again

Usage notes

  • For saying “return” as in returning something to someone, see mengembalikan.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pengembali [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pengembalian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • kembalian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • kekembalian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • kembali-kembali [reduplication] (redup)
  • sekembali [comparability] (se-)
  • perkembali [causative passive] (peR-)
  • perkembalian [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
  • kembalikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
  • mengembalikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • dikembalikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • terkembali [agentless action] (teR-)
  • kembali ke rahmatullah (to pass away, lit. to return to the grace of God)

    • Adverb

    kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)

    1. again, once more

    Further reading

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