มนตรี

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • (elegant) adviser; counsellor; consultant; secretary.
  • (government) minister; senior public officer; high-ranking public officer.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्री (adviser, counsellor, secretary, reciting mantra, one with mantra, one recite, one versed in mantra, consultant) derived from Old Khmer mantrī (king's counsellor minister).

Origin

Old Khmer

mantrī

Gloss

king's counsellor minister

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