Balik

to return / backverb / adverb

Alternative meanings

to returnnto go backnto give backnto do something againnto go back to a previous place or state

Pronunciation

BAH-lik

Root and affixes

Base form: balik. It can work as a verb root for returning or as an adverb meaning again/back.

Variants or conjugations

mobalik = will return / is going to returnnnibalik = returnednbalika = return / repeatnbaliki = do again or come back for somethingnibalik = return it or put it back

Related words and expressions

uli = return homenpauli = go homenusab = again / alsonbalik-balik = repeatnadto = go

Meaning and usage notes

Used for coming back or returning, giving something back, or repeating an action. For “go back home”, “uli” or “pauli” may fit better depending on context.