Bahasa Melayu

salah

Bahasa Melayu

English

take the wrong one, bring the wrong thing, bring the wrong item

Used when someone brings or picks up the wrong thing.

ساله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia salah bawa buku latihan ke sekolah.

    He brought the wrong exercise book to school.

  2. Saya salah bawa payung, bukan topi hujan.

    I brought the wrong umbrella, not the rain hat.

Quick check

What does “bring the wrong thing” mean in Malay?

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salah bawa

The natural phrase is salah bawa.

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.