Phrase guide

menteri besar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the head of government of a state with monarch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 州務大臣 /州务大臣 (zhōuwù dàchén) — Malaysian head of state government
  • Malay: menteri besar — Malaysian head of state government
  • Tamil: மந்திரி பெசார் (mantiri pecār) — Malaysian head of state government