mandarin

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

mandarin

From Portuguese mandarim, derived - after alteration following mandar ('to command, order') from Latin mandare - from Malay mantarî itself originating from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन्, mantrin ('minister, counselor'), from मन्त्र mantra ('advice', 'maxim', 'mantra').

Definitions

histoire

Synonym

Feminine

mandarine

Plural

mandarins

Hyperonym

Translations

  • germangerman:Mandarin
  • englishenglish:Mandarin
  • chinesechinese:官话
  • spanishspanish:mandarín
  • greekgreek:μανδαρίνος
  • italianitalian:mandarino
  • dutchdutch:Mandarijns
  • polishpolish:mandaryn
  • russianrussian:мандарин
  • japanesejapanese:北京語
  • swedishswedish:mandarin

See also

mandarinal (adj.) mandarinat (cn.) mandarinisme (cn.)