menteri
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay menteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī). Doublet of mandarin, manti, and mantri.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmêntêri (plural para menteri, menteri-menteri, first-person possessive menteriku, second-person possessive menterimu, third-person possessive menterinya)
- (government) minister, a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- Synonym: nayaka
- (chess) queen: the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
- (chess) bishop: the chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
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editChess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading
edit- “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
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi मन्त्रि (mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, “an agent suffix”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmĕntĕri (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
edit- kementerian (“ministry”)
Compounds
editDescendants
editSee also
editChess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) | |||||
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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
edit- 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
edit- “menteri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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