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

• kembalian
• mengembalikan
• pengembalian

 

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

 

Further reading

• “kembali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengembali [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengembalian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kembalian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kekembalian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• kembali-kembali [reduplication] (redup)
• sekembali [comparability] (se-)
• perkembali [causative passive] (peR-)
• perkembalian [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• kembalikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• mengembalikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dikembalikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terkembali [agentless action] (teR-)

kembali ke rahmatullah (to pass away, lit. to return to the grace of God)

Adverb

kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي)

1. again, once more

Further reading

• “kembali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.