މަންތިރި
Dhivehi
editEtymology
editSemi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin). Cognate to Sinhalese මන්ත්රී (mantrī) and Hindi मंत्री (mantrī). Doublet of މައްތިރި (mattiri)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editމަންތިރި • (man̊tiri) (plural މަންތިރިތައް (man̊tiritak̊)) (archaic)
- wisdom, intelligence, insight, shrewdness, sagacity
- minister
- Synonyms: ފުރަދާނަ (furadāna), މަހަންޝްރީ (mahan̊šrī)
- (chess) queen