kembali
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kembali ke rahmatullah (to pass away, lit. to return to the grace of God)
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kembali. Can be reanalyzed as ke + meng + balik (the same analysis can be seen in sendiri).
Pronunciation
Verb
kêmbali
Usage notes
- For saying “return” as in returning something to someone, see mengembalikan.
Adverb
kêmbali
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kembali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Related to balik.
Pronunciation
Verb
kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)
Usage notes
- For saying “return” as in returning something to someone, see mengembalikan.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengembali (peN-)
- pengembalian (peN- + -an)
- kembalian (-an)
- kekembalian (ke-an)
- kembali-kembali (redup)
- sekembali (se-)
- perkembali (peR-)
- perkembalian (peR- + -an)
- kembalikan (-kan)
- mengembalikan (meN- + -kan)
- dikembalikan (di- + -kan)
- terkembali (teR-)
Adverb
kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)
Further reading
- “kembali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.