Masculine
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mandarim

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (historical, masculine) mandarin (a high government bureaucrat of Imperial China)
  2. (masculine, uncountable) Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan)

Synonyms

Mandarim

Língua mandarim

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɐ̃.daˈɾĩ/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras Sanskrit मन्त्र॑ (mántra) Sanskrit -इन् (-in) Sanskrit म॒न्त्रिन् (mantrín)bor. Malay menteribor. Portuguese mandarim From Malay menteri, manteri, 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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