salah guna

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of salah (“mis-”) +‎ guna (“use”), calque of Dutch misbruik (“abuse”, literally “misuse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsalah ˈɡuna]

Root

(law) base form of penyalahgunaan (“abuse”)

Derived terms

Further reading

“salah guna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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