buwelta

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• buelta, bwelta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vuelta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈelta/ [ˈbwel̪.ta]
• Hyphenation: bu‧wel‧ta

Verb

buwélta (plural buruwelta, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. to return; to come back, to go back

   Synonym: balik

2. to return (for) something

   Synonym: uli

Derived terms

• buweltahan
• ibuwelta
• magbuwelta
• pagbuwelta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vuelta, from Latin volūta. Doublet of bulta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈelta/ [ˈbwɛl.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -elta
• Syllabification: bu‧wel‧ta

Noun

buwelta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. return; going back (to a place)

   Synonyms: balik, pagbalik

2. retreat; turning backward

   Synonyms: urong, pag-urong

3. turning; making a turn (in traffic)

   Synonym: liko

4. turning over; making bottom side-up; making upside-down

   Synonyms: taob, tihaya, baligtad, biling

5. rebound; bouncing

   Synonyms: talbog, pagtalbog

6. (colloquial) reply; answer; response

   Synonyms: sagot, kasagutan, tugon

Derived terms

• bumuwelta
• buweltahan
• ibuwelta

Related terms

• idabuwelta

References

• “buwelta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “buwelta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018