Base Forms
Verb
ibalik
Affix
i
Root Word
balik
Trigger
benefactive
Aspects
| Infinitive | ibalik |
| Complete | ibinalik |
| Progressive | ibinabalik; inabalik |
| Contemplative | ibabalik; abalik |
Imperative
ibalik; balikan
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Austronesian *Si-
3. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-
4. Tagalog i-
5. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik
6. Tagalog balik
7. Tagalog ibalik
8. From i- + balik.
Translations
recover, transitive: to get back, regain
return, to give something back to its original holder or owner
Archaic and dialectal forms are shown in