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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed salah + ke- -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)
- error (mistake)
- (law) guilt, culpability
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Malay
Etymology
Affixation of salah + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
kesalahan (Jawi spelling کسالهن, plural kesalahan-kesalahan, informal 1st possessive kesalahanku, 2nd possessive kesalahanmu, 3rd possessive kesalahannya)
- error (mistake)
- Synonym: kesilapan
- (law) an offence, an illegal act
Verb
kesalahan (Jawi spelling کسالهن)
- to be convicted
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