Etymology

menteri besar

Today it means: the head of government of a state with monarch Full definition →

Malay menteri besar
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The story

  1. Malay · borrowed frommenteri besar
  2. English todaymenteri besar

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

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