Bahasa Melayu

salah

Bahasa Melayu

English

misjudge, misread, mistake

Used for judging a person or situation incorrectly.

ساله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia salah anggap niat baik jirannya.

    He misjudged his neighbour's good intention.

  2. Jangan salah anggap kata-kata saya sebagai marah.

    Do not misjudge my words as anger.

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What does “misjudge” mean in Malay?

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salah anggap

In this sense, the common phrase is salah anggap.

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.