Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī, adviser; counsellor; consultant; secretary, literally one with mantra; one reciting mantra; one versed in mantra); perhaps via Old Khmer mantrī (king's counsellor or minister). Cognate with Modern Khmer មន្ត្រី (mŭəntrəy). Compare Pali mantī.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicมนตรี
m n t r ī
Phonemic
มน-ตฺรี
m n – t ̥ r ī
RomanizationPaiboonmon-dtrii
Royal Institutemon-tri
(standard) IPA(key)/mon˧.triː˧/(R)

Noun edit

มนตรี (mon-dtrii) (classifier คน)

  1. (elegant, chiefly government) adviser; counsellor; consultant; secretary.
  2. (government) minister; senior public officer; high-ranking public officer.

Derived terms edit