kembali

Malay

Etymology

Related to balik.

Verb

kĕmbali (Jawi spelling کمبالي‎)

1. to go back, to return
2. to repeat, to do again

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-)

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.