baligtad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• baliktad
• baliktar, baligtar — dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balikətád (“reverse”), possibly related to balik. Compare Malay terbalik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baliɡˈtad/ [bɐ.lɪɡˈt̪ad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: ba‧lig‧tad

Adjective

baligtád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔)

1. reverse; opposite;

   Synonyms: taluwad, taliwas, balintuwad

2. inside out
3. upside-down

   Synonyms: patiwarik, balintuwad

Derived terms

• baligtaran
• baligtarin
• bumaligtad
• ibaligtad
• kabaligtaran
• magbaligtad
• magpabali-baligtad
• pabaligtad
• pagbaligtad
• pagkabaligtad
• pambabaligtad

 

See also

• baliad-ad

 

Further reading

• “baligtad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018