menteri muda

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of menteri (“minister”) +‎ muda (“young”), literally “young minister”, calque of Dutch onderminister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məntəˈri ˈmuda]

Noun

menteri muda (first-person possessive menteri mudaku, second-person possessive menteri mudamu, third-person possessive menteri mudanya)

1. (government, historical) undersecretary: a junior government minister.

See also

• wakil menteri

 

Further reading

• “menteri muda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.