menteri
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Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay menteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī). Doublet of mandarin, manti, and mantri.
Pronunciation
Noun
mêntêri (plural menteri-menteri or para menteri)
- (government) minister (politician who heads a ministry)
- Synonym: (obsolete) nayaka
- (chess) queen (a chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful)
- (chess) bishop (the chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝)
Derived terms
Compounds
- menteri keuangan (“finance minister”)
- menteri koordinator (“coordinating minister”)
- menteri muda (“junior minister”)
- menteri negara (“minister of state”)
- menteri pertama (“first minister”)
- dewan menteri (“cabinet, council of ministers”)
- perdana menteri (“prime minister”)
- wakil menteri (“undersecretary”)
Related terms
See also
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| raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading
- “menteri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, “an agent suffix”). Doublet of manteri.
Pronunciation
Noun
mĕntĕri (Jawi spelling منتري, plural menteri-menteri, informal 1st possessive menteriku, 2nd possessive menterimu, 3rd possessive menterinya)
- (government) A minister; the head of a ministry.
- menteri luar negeri ― minister of foreign affairs
- (archaic, historical) A high-ranking officer (the sultan's adviser, etc.).
- (sports) The queen piece in chess.
- Synonyms: bendahara, permaisuri, ratu
Affixations
- kementerian (“ministry”)
Compounds
Descendants
See also
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| raja, syah راج, شاه |
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو |
benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير |
gajah ݢاجه |
kuda کودا |
bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون |
References
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 114
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “منتري mĕntĕri”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 135
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “منتري mantĕri, mĕntĕri or munteri”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 675
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “mĕntĕri”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 131
Further reading
- “menteri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.