tumbalik

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tumbalik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik. Compare balik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tumbaˈlik/ [t̪ʊm.bɐˈlik̚], /tumˈbalik/ [t̪ʊmˈbaː.lɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik, -alik
• Syllabification: tum‧ba‧lik

Adjective

tumbalík or tumbalik (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. upside-down; inverted

   Synonyms: tuwarik, nakatuwarik, baligtad, nakabaligtad, taob, nakataob, balintuwad, tiwarik, tuwad

2. reverse; contrary; opposite (of position, direction, etc.)

   Synonyms: saliwa, magkasaliwa

3. ironical

   Synonyms: pabaligtad, baligtad, mapanuya

Derived terms

• katumbalikan
• tumbalikan
• tumbalikin

 

Noun

tumbalík or tumbalik (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. act of inverting or reversing the position (of something)
2. condition of being inverted or reversed in position

   Synonyms: pagkatumbalik, pagkabaligtad, pagkasaliwa

3. somersaulting

   Synonyms: sirko, pagsirko

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