Bahasa Melayu

salah

Bahasa Melayu

English

small mistake, minor error, little mistake

Used for a mistake that is small or not serious.

ساله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ada salah sedikit dalam kiraan itu.

    There is a small mistake in that calculation.

  2. Dia membetulkan salah sedikit pada tulisan saya.

    He corrected a little mistake in my writing.

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What does “small mistake” mean in Malay?

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salah sedikit

A natural phrase is salah sedikit.

Word family

Common derived forms

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

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.