perdana menteri
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of perdana (“first”) + menteri (“minister”), from Malay perdana menteri, which is a calque of English prime minister and Sanskrit प्रधान मंत्री (pradhāna maṃtrī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pêrdana mêntêri (first-person possessive perdana menteriku, second-person possessive perdana menterimu, third-person possessive perdana menterinya)
- prime minister.
- Synonyms: kanselir, ketua menteri, ketua kabinet, menteri pertama
Alternative forms edit
- PM (initialism)
Further reading edit
- “perdana 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 edit
Etymology edit
Compound of perdana + menteri. Calque of English prime minister.
Noun edit
perdana menteri (Jawi spelling ڤردان منتري, plural perdana menteri-perdana menteri or para perdana menteri, informal 1st possessive perdana menteriku, 2nd possessive perdana menterimu, 3rd possessive perdana menterinya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: perdana menteri