salah guna
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of salah (“mis-”) + guna (“use”), calque of Dutch misbruik (“abuse”, literally “misuse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Root[edit]
- (law) base form of penyalahgunaan (“abuse”)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “salah guna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.