tumbalik

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tumbaˈlik/, [tʊm.bɐˈlik]
  • Hyphenation: tum‧ba‧lik

Adjective[edit]

tumbalík (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[edit]

Noun[edit]

tumbalík (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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