From Old Khmer mukkhamantri or mukamantriya (“chief minister; prime minister”); ultimately from Sanskrit मुख्यमन्त्रिन् (mukhyamantrin, “chief minister; prime minister”), from मुख्य (mukhya, “chief; first; leading; principal; etc.”) + मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “conjurer; enchanter; minister; sorcerer; etc.”). Compare Modern Khmer មុខមន្ត្រី (mŭkhmôntrei, “senior government official”).
Orthographic | มุขมนตรี m u kʰ m n t r ī | |
Phonemic | มุก-ขะ-มน-ตฺรี m u k – kʰ a – m n – t ̥ r ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | múk-kà-mon-dtrii |
Royal Institute | muk-kha-mon-tri | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /muk̚˦˥.kʰa˨˩.mon˧.triː˧/(R) |
มุขมนตรี • (múk-kà-mon-dtrii)