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menteri

Pronunciation: /məntəˈri/

“menteri” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A minister (head of a ministry).
  2. A high-ranking officer (the sultan's adviser, etc.).
  3. The queen piece in chess.

Etymology

From Sanskrit म॒न्त्री (mantrī́, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, “an agent suffix”). Doublet of manteri.

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