kembali

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kembali. Can be reanalyzed as ke + meng + balik (the same analysis can be seen in sendiri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəmˈbali]
  • Hyphenation: kêm‧ba‧li

Verb

kêmbali

  1. to return (from a place to a place)
    Synonym: balik
  2. to repeat

Usage notes

  • For saying “return” as in returning something to someone, see mengembalikan.

Adverb

kêmbali

  1. again, once more

Derived terms

  • kembali asal
  • kembali ke kandang
  • kembali ke rahmatullah
  • kembali modal

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Related to balik.

Verb

kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)

  1. to go back, to return (From one place to another)
  2. to repeat, to do again

Usage notes

  • For saying “return” as in returning something to someone, see mengembalikan.

Derived terms

  • kembali ke rahmatullah (to die)

Adverb

kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)

  1. again, once more

Further reading

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