mapabalik

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-

Tagalog ma-

Proto-Austronesian *pa-

Tagalog pa-

Tagalog mapa-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik

Tagalog balik

Tagalog mapabalik

From mapa- + balik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mapabaˈlik/ [mɐ.pɐ.bɐˈlɪk̠̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: ma‧pa‧ba‧lik

Verb

mapabalík (complete napabalik, progressive napapabalik, contemplative mapapabalik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. to be able to be asked to return; to be able to be asked to something back
2. to be able to be asked to return (from a place)
3. to be able to be asked to retreat