salah paham

Indonesian

Etymology

Etymology tree
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Dutch misverstaancalq.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq
Proto-Malayic *salah
Malay salah
Indonesian salah
Arabic فَهْم (fahm)bor.
Malay faham
Indonesian paham
Indonesian salah paham

    From salah (“wrong”) +‎ paham (“understand”), a calque of Dutch misverstaan (“to misunderstand”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /salah paham/

    Verb

    salah paham

    1. to misconstrue, to misunderstand
      Synonyms: salah mengerti, salah tangkap

    Derived terms

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