patah balik
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [pa.tah ba.leʔ]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [pa.tah ba.liʔ]
Verb
- To go back.
- Adam patah balik sebab dia terlupa dompet dia.
- Adam went back because he forgot his wallet.
Further reading
- "patah balik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017