mantri

English

Alternative forms

Noun

mantri (plural mantris)

  1. (India) A minister or high official.
    • 2024 February 27, Sureshkumar, “HC junks DMK mantri acquittal, orders retrial in 2012 graft”, in The Times of India[1]:

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (mantri), from Old Javanese mantrī, mantri, from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī). Doublet of mandarin, manti, and menteri.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmantri/ [ˈman̪.t̪ri]
  • Rhymes: -antri
  • Syllabification: man‧tri

Noun

mantri (plural mantri-mantri)

  1. (in compounds) position for special responsibility
    Synonym: juru
  2. nurse
    Synonym: juru rawat

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Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

mantri

  1. romanization of ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ