मन्त्रिन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”), from *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐn̪.t̪ɽín̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐn̪.t̪ɽin̪/

Noun

मन्त्रिन् • (mantrín) m

Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar (especially within artistic or intellectual circles).

Related terms

मन्त्र (mántra)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মন্ত্রী (môntri)
→ Hindi: मंत्री (mantrī)
→ Khmer: មន្ត្រី (mŭəntrəy)
→ Malay: menteri
- Indonesian: menteri
- → Portuguese: mandarim (see there for further descendants)
→ Malayalam: മന്ത്രി (mantri)
→ Old Gujarati: मंत्री
→ Telugu: మంత్రి (mantri)
→ Thai: มนตรี (mon-dtrii)

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