balikan

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Etymology

From balik +‎ -an.

Verb

balikan

1. to return for something

   Synonym: buweltahan

See also

• magbalik

Indonesian

Etymology 1

balik +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈlikan/ [baˈlik̚.an]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ba‧lik‧an

Noun

balikan (plural balikan-balikan)

1. back
2. feedback

   Synonym: umpan balik

Derived terms

• balikan negatif
• balikan tanya

Verb

balikan

1. (slang) to get back together (about dating)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dayak

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈlikan/ [baˈli.kan]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ba‧li‧kan

Noun

balikan (plural balikan-balikan)

1. (music) musical instrument from West Kalimantan, long in shape, wide on the right side, small and tapered in the middle, the widened ends are thinner, played by plucking, made by the Dayak tribe in the Kapuas Hulu area

Further reading

• “balikan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Etymology

From balik +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈlikan/ [ˌbaːˈliː.xɐn̪] (noun, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ikan
  • IPA^(key): /baliˈkan/ [bɐ.lɪˈxan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ba‧li‧kan

Adjective

bálíkan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. round (trip)

   Synonyms: buweltahan, pabalik, pabuwelta

Noun

bálíkan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. round trip

   Synonym: buweltahan

Verb

balikán (complete binalikan, progressive binabalikan, contemplative babalikan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. to go back for; to return for

   Synonym: pagbalikan

2. to repeat; to do again

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for balikan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	balik		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
balikan	binalikan	binabalikan inabalikan1	babalikan abalikan1	baliki1
1 Dialectal use only.

Anagrams

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