membalik

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of balik +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məmˈbalik/ [məmˈba.lɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -alik
  • Syllabification: mem‧ba‧lik

Noun

membalik (active membalik, reflexive passive terbalik, ordinary passive dibalik, imperative balik, emphatic-jussive baliklah)

  1. to rebound, to ricochet, to bound back, to strike back.
  2. to change position, to turn.
  3. to reverse, to turn in the opposite direction
  4. to alter/change direction.
  5. to contradict one's self.
  6. to turn something over.
  7. to flip
  8. to capsize

Further reading

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