salah paham

Indonesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.

Proto-Germanic *missaz

Proto-Germanic *missa-

Old Dutch mis-

Middle Dutch mis-

Dutch mis-

Middle Dutch ver-

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-?

Proto-Germanic *stāną

Proto-West Germanic *stān

Old Dutch stān

Middle Dutch stâen

Middle Dutch verstaen

Dutch verstaan

Dutch misverstaancalq.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq

Proto-Malayic *salah

Malay salah

Indonesian salah

Arabic فَهْم (fahm)bor.

Malay faham

Indonesian paham

Indonesian salah paham

From salah (“wrong”) +‎ paham (“understand”), a calque of Dutch misverstaan (“to misunderstand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salah paham/

Verb

salah paham

1. to misconstrue, to misunderstand

   Synonyms: salah mengerti, salah tangkap

Derived terms

• kesalahpahaman