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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tumbalik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik. Compare balik.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tumbalík (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)
- upside-down; inverted
- Synonyms: tuwarik, nakatuwarik, baligtad, nakabaligtad, taob, nakataob, balintuwad, tiwarik, tuwad
- reverse; contrary; opposite (of position, direction, etc.)
- Synonyms: saliwa, magkasaliwa
- ironical
- Synonyms: pabaligtad, baligtad, mapanuya
Derived terms
Noun
tumbalík (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)
- act of inverting or reversing the position (of something)
- condition of being inverted or reversed in position
- Synonyms: pagkatumbalik, pagkabaligtad, pagkasaliwa
- somersaulting
- Synonyms: sirko, pagsirko