bolak-balik

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay bolak-balik, from apophonic reduplication of balik. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbolaʔ ˈbaliʔ/ [ˌbo.laʔ ˈba.lɪʔ] Rhymes: -aliʔ IPA(key): /ˌbolak ˈbalik/ [ˌbo.lak̚ ˈba.lɪk̚] Rhymes: -alik Syllabification: bo‧lak-ba‧lik === Verb === bolak-balik to go back and forth Synonym: mondar-mandir === Adverb === bolak-balik back and forth === Adjective === bolak-balik (comparative lebih bolak-balik, superlative paling bolak-balik) unfrank, entangled === References === “bolak-balik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016