प्रधान मंत्री

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sanskritic formation from प्रधान (pradhān, prime, head) +‎ मंत्री (mantrī, minister). Calque of English prime minister.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.d̪ʱɑːn mən.t̪ɾiː/, [pɾɐ.d̪ʱä̃ːn‿mɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾiː]

Noun

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प्रधान मंत्री (pradhān mantrīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling پَرْدھان مَنْتَری)

  1. prime minister

Declension

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.