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Mantri
Mantri (Sanskrit: म ी) is a word of Sanskrit origin (meaning sage, i.e. the "person who thinks and says" in that language,
cf. Mantra), and it is used for a variety of public offices, from fairly humble to ministerial in rank. The term was used in
various Asian cultures and eventually was used by early European traders. The term also forms part of a number of
compounds. It is the root of the English word mandarin, for a bureaucrat of the Chinese empire (though the word was
never used by the Chinese themselves).
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South Asia
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
South East Asia
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
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South Asia
Bangladesh
Montri is used synonymously with Minister in Bengali language.
Prodhanmontri: Prime Minister
Montri: Minister
Protimontri: Minister of state
Upomontri: Deputy minister
Montri-Shobha: Cabinet
Montri-Porishod: Council of Ministers
India
The word Mantri is often used to mean 'Minister' in Hindi as well as in many other Indian languages, several variations
such as Mukhyamantri (chief minister) and Pradhanmantri (prime minister) are also used.
In Satara, where the Peshwa (formally First Minister) took over political power from the nominal Monarch: Mantri was
used as synonymous Sanskrit version of Waqnis (Fourth Minister)
In Coastal Maharashtra Mantri surname is used by Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare Community residing in coastal
region of Maharashtra.
Mantri is a surname used by Maheshwari caste, part of Marwadi community.
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Nepal
Mantri: Minister of State
Pradhan Mantri: Prime Minister (compare Pradhan)
Brunei
Mentri (or Mantri): ministerial rank below vizier.
Cambodia
/nieyʊək roat~roattʰaʔ mʊəntrəy/ ( យករដម នី; nāyaka raṭṭha mantrī): Prime Minister[1]
/ʔuʔpaʔnieyɔǝk roat~roattʰaʔ mʊəntrəy/ (ឧប យករដម នី; upanāyaka raṭṭha mantrī): Deputy Prime Minister[2]
/roattʰaʔmʊəntrəy/ (រដម នី; raṭṭha mantrī): Minister[3]
/keaʔnaʔroattʰaʔmʊəntrəy/(គណៈរដម នី; gaṇa raṭṭha mantrī): Council of Ministers[4]
/mʊəntrəy/ (ម នី, mantrī): official, minister, counsellor[5]
Indonesia
Mantri, in the form of Menteri is a Sanskrit loanword that describes ministers of the government. Perdana Menteri
(corresponding exactly to Pradhan Mantri) is used to describe prime ministers (as Indonesia is a presidential country,
it is mainly used to describe prime ministers of other countries adopting the parliamentary system).
in Buleleng Mantri occurred (rank unclear)
in Deli the title of Tengku Perdana Mantri was created 1 February 1923 for Y.A.M. Tengku Harun al-Rashid ibni al-
Marhum Sultan Ma'amun al-Rashid Perkasa 'Alam Shah, eldest brother of the Crown Prince (Sultan the next year)
and Wakil of Bedagai 1932
in Kutai, Perdana-mantri was the first great Officer of state, or Chief Minister
in Sambas, Radin Mantri was a high stles for princes of the blood, e.g. borne by H.H. Sri Paduka al-Sultan Tuanku
'Abu Bakar Taj ud-din I [al-Marhum Janggut] ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Umar Akam ud-din, future Sultan of Sambas,
before his accession on the death of his father, 1790
in Yogyakarta and Surakarta palaces - the term is part of administrative titles for positions within the palaces and
places that they control.
Malaysia
Perdana Menteri: Prime Minister
Timbalan Perdana Menteri: Deputy Prime Minister
Menteri: Minister
Jemaah Menteri: Cabinet
in various constitutive sultanates, also in compounds
Thailand
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