menteri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī).

Noun

menteri

  1. minister
  2. (chess) queen

Synonyms

  • (chess queen): ratu

Malay

Etymology

From Hindi मन्त्रि (mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, “an agent suffix”).

Noun

mĕntĕri (plural menteri-menteri)

  1. minister, vizier

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: menteri
  • → Portuguese: mandarim (see there for further descendants)
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