salah guna

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of salah (“mis-”) +‎ guna (“use”), calque of Dutch misbruik (“abuse”, literally “misuse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsalah ˈɡuna]

Root

salah guna

1. (law) base form of penyalahgunaan (“abuse”)

Derived terms

• disalahgunakan
• menyalahgunakan
• penyalahgunaan

 

Further reading

• “salah guna” 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.