kesalahan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed salah + ke- -an, from Malay kesalahan. Semantic loan from Dutch schuld for the law sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəsaˈlahan/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -an, -n
- Hyphenation: kê‧sa‧lah‧an
Noun
kêsalahan (plural kesalahan-kesalahan)
- error (mistake)
- (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)
Verb
kesalahan (Jawi spelling کسالهن)
- to be convicted
Further reading
- “kesalahan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.