keliru

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəliru/
• Rhymes: -ru, -u

Adjective

keliru (Jawi spelling کليرو, comparative lebih keliru, superlative paling keliru)

1. confused

   Synonyms: bingung, pening

   Saya rasa keliru baca peta ini.

   I feel confused reading this map.

2. wrong (of a conclusion or an assumption)

   Synonyms: khilaf, salah, sesat

   Pandangan itu keliru.

   That view is wrong.

3. mistaken

   Synonym: silap

   Mak keliru yang tiada langsung gred A dalam keputusan peperiksaan Foong.

   Mum was mistaken that there weren't any A grades in Foong's exam results.

Derived terms

• dikelirukan
• kekeliruan
• kelirukan
• mengelirukan
• pengeliruan
• terkeliru

Further reading

• "keliru" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017