തന്ത്രി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्री (tantrī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɐn̪d̪ri/

Noun

തന്ത്രി • (tantri)

1. yarn, string, wire
2. (Hinduism) hereditary priest of temple, temple administrator
3. a cunning person

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തന്ത്രം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 427