mandarim
Meaning
- (masculine) mandarin (a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire)
- (masculine,uncountable) Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
man‧da‧rim
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɐ̃.daˈɾĩ/
Etymology
From Malay menteri, manteri, from Hindi मन्त्रि (mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, “an agent suffix”). Compare also bailarim, an alternative form of bailarino.
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Quantas pessoas falam mandarim 🍊 ?
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How many people speak Mandarin?
