kabaligtaran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kabaliktaran

Etymology

From baligtad +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabaliɡtaˈɾan/ [kɐ.bɐ.lɪɡ.t̪ɐˈɾan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧lig‧ta‧ran

Noun

kabaligtarán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜇᜈ᜔)

1. opposite; reverse
2. (semantics) antonym

   Synonyms: kasalungat, antonimo

3. anastrophe

Further reading

• “kabaligtaran” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kabaligtaran”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018