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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay menteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī). Doublet of mandarin, manti, and mantri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): ,
- Hyphenation: men‧te‧ri
Noun
mêntêri (plural para menteri, menteri-menteri, first-person possessive menteriku, second-person possessive menterimu, third-person possessive menterinya)
- (government) minister, a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- Synonym: nayaka
- (chess) queen: the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
- Synonyms: ratu, ster
- (chess) bishop: the chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
- Synonyms: gajah, luncup, loper
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See also
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
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raja
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menteri, patih, ratu, ster
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benteng
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gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur
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kuda
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bidak, pion, prajurit
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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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mĕntĕri (Jawi spelling منتري, plural menteri-menteri, informal 1st possessive menteriku, 2nd possessive menterimu, 3rd possessive menterinya)
- minister, vizier
1812, William Marsden, A Dictionary of the Malayan language in two parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, →OCLC, page 2:Pada sūltan atau pada mantrī-nia- To the sultan or to his ministers
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
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raja, syah راج, شاه
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menteri منتري
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tir, benteng تير, بينتيڠ
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gajah, ݢاجه
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kuda, کودا
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bidak, piadak, pion بيدق, ڤيادق, ڤيون
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