kesalahan

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəsaˈlahan/

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• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧sa‧lah‧an

Noun

kêsalahan (plural kesalahan-kesalahan)

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

Further reading

• “kesalahan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of salah +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəsalahan/
• Rhymes: -han, -an

Noun

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

1. error (mistake)

   Synonym: kesilapan

2. (law) an offence, an illegal act

Verb

kesalahan (Jawi spelling کسالهن)

1. to be convicted

Further reading

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