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Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English mandarin, from Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from Malay menteri, manteri, and its source, Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, agent suffix).
Noun
mandairín m (genitive singular mandairín, nominative plural mandairíní)
- (historical, politics, derogatory) mandarin (high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire, etc.)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English mandarin, mandarine, from French mandarine, feminine of mandarin, probably formed as Etymology 1, above, from the yellow colour of the mandarins' costume.
Noun
mandairín m (genitive singular mandairín, nominative plural mandairíní)
- mandarine, mandarin orange
Derived terms
Declension
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| mandairín
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mhandairín
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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