menteri

Malay

noun
Definitions
  • minister, vizier

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मन्त्रि derived from Sanskrit मन्त्री (adviser, counsellor, secretary, reciting mantra, one with mantra, one recite, one versed in mantra, consultant), मन्त्रिन् (councillor, minister).

Origin

Sanskrit

मन्त्रिन्

Gloss

councillor, minister

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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