Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menteri besar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: menter-i be-sar
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the head of government of a state with monarch

Example Sentences

"Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, who is in Singapore to study Singapore's experiences in cleaning up her rivers, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana today."
"Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi was appointed the new Johor menteri besar on Tuesday (March 15), following the state polls on Saturday that brought back Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) into power on its own steam."
"Two PKR caretaker menteris besar will defend their seats in the upcoming state elections."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay menteri besar (literally “first minister”).

Inflected Forms

menteris besar (plural)

Questions

What does menteri besar mean?: the head of government of a state with monarch
Where does menteri besar come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Malay menteri besar (literally “first minister”).

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