Minister in Malayalam

A government minister is a മന്ത്രി (manthri), the same word once used for a king's counsellor. The Chief Minister of a state is മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി (mukhyamanthri) and the Prime Minister is പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി (pradhaanamanthri).

Most common translation

മന്ത്രി (manthri)

King's advisor, minister, member of a cabinet.

മന്ത്രി ഇന്ന് സ്കൂൾ സന്ദർശിച്ചു.

manthri innu school sandarshichu.

The minister visited the school today.

All Malayalam words for “minister”

manthri is the plain minister, with compounds such as aabhyantharamanthri for home minister and kendramanthri for a Union minister, while shushrooshakan is a minister only in the sense of an attendant.

Common questions

What is the Malayalam word for minister?

മന്ത്രി (manthri) is the word for a minister.

What is the Chief Minister called?

മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി (mukhyamanthri).