มนตรี

Thai

Etymology

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

Orthographicมนตรี
mntrī
Phonemic
มน-ตฺรี
mnt̥rī
RomanizationPaiboonmon-dtrii
Royal Institutemon-tri
(standard) IPA(key)/mon˧.triː˧/(R)

Noun

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

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