kesalahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ salah +‎ -an, from Malay kesalahan. Semantic loan from Dutch schuld for the law sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəsaˈlahan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧sa‧lah‧an

Noun

kêsalahan (plural kesalahan-kesalahan, first-person possessive kesalahanku, second-person possessive kesalahanmu, third-person possessive kesalahannya)

1. error (mistake)
2. (law) guilt, culpability

Further reading

• “kesalahan” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

ke- +‎ salah +‎ -an

Noun

kesalahan (Jawi spelling کسالهن‎, plural kesalahan-kesalahan, informal 1st possessive kesalahanku, 2nd possessive kesalahanmu, 3rd possessive kesalahannya)

1. error (mistake)

Further reading

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