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

• “kabalikan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kabalikan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018