Bahasa Melayu

salah

Bahasa Melayu

English

misjudge, mistake, assume wrongly

Used when someone forms the wrong opinion about a person or situation.

ساله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Jangan salah sangka akan sikapnya yang pendiam.

    Do not misjudge his quiet manner.

  2. Saya tak mahu orang salah sangka tentang bantuan itu.

    I do not want people to misjudge that help.

Quick check

What does “misjudge” mean in Malay?

Show answer

salah sangka

The common phrase is salah sangka.

Word family

Common derived forms

bersalah
be wrong or guilty; culpable; deserving blame
menyalahkan
to blame someone
tersalah
mistaken; have wrong idea about; incorrect

Related vocabulary

Sebutan

Dengar sebutan perkataan salah:

Rakaman suara asli MyKamus.

MyKamus Learn

Remember this word

Save one dictionary meaning, then practise it with typed recall.

Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.