มุขมนตรี

Thai

Alternative forms

• มนตรีมุข (mon-dtrii-múk)

Etymology

From Old Khmer mukkhamantri or mukamantriya (“chief minister; prime minister”); ultimately from Sanskrit मुख्यमन्त्रिन् (mukhyamantrin, “chief minister; prime minister”), from मुख्य (mukhya, “chief; first; leading; principal; etc.”) + मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “conjurer; enchanter; minister; sorcerer; etc.”). Compare Modern Khmer មុខមន្ត្រី (mŭkhmôntrei, “senior government official”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มุขมนตรี m u kʰ m n t r ī
Phonemic		มุก-ขะ-มน-ตฺรี m u k – kʰ a – m n – t ̥ r ī
Romanization	Paiboon	múk-kà-mon-dtrii
	Royal Institute	muk-kha-mon-tri
(standard) IPA(key)		/muk̚˦˥.kʰa˨˩.mon˧.triː˧/(R)

Noun

มุขมนตรี • (múk-kà-mon-dtrii)

1. (historical) member of an advisory body of the state, usually being senior public officer or senior Brahmin priest.
2. (historical) such advisory body.