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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
mandarín m anim
- mandarin (person)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Galician
Adjective
mandarín (feminine mandarina, masculine plural mandaríns, feminine plural mandarinas)
- bossy
- Synonym: mandón
Noun
mandarín m (uncountable)
- Mandarin (language)
Icelandic
Noun
mandarín
- Mandarin (language)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, mandari, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Hindi मंत्री (mantrī, “minister”), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mandaˈɾin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: man‧da‧rín
Adjective
mandarín (feminine mandarina, masculine plural mandarines, feminine plural mandarinas)
- mandarin
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Crimean Tatar: mandarin (“mandarin orange”)
Noun
mandarín m (uncountable)
- Mandarin (language)
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