mandaryn
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mandaryn (plural mandaryne, diminutive mandaryntjie)
- tangerine fruit
- (historical) high-ranking Chinese official
Synonyms
- (fruit): nartjie
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Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Hindi मन्त्रि (mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin), from मन्त्र (mantra) + -इन् (-in). Doublet of mandarynka.
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mandaryn m pers
- (historical) mandarin (high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire)
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Declension of mandaryn
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mandaryn | mandaryni/mandaryny (deprecative) |
| genitive | mandaryna | mandarynów |
| dative | mandarynowi | mandarynom |
| accusative | mandaryna | mandarynów |
| instrumental | mandarynem | mandarynami |
| locative | mandarynie | mandarynach |
| vocative | mandarynie | mandaryni |
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