mandarín

See also: mandarin and Mandarin

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmandariːn]

Noun

mandarín m anim

1. mandarin (person)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

Alternative forms

• mandarim (reintegrationist)

Adjective

mandarín (feminine mandarina, masculine plural mandaríns, feminine plural mandarinas)

1. bossy

   Synonym: mandón

Noun

mandarín m (uncountable)

1. Mandarin (language)

Icelandic

Noun

mandarín

1. 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/ [mãn̪.d̪aˈɾĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: man‧da‧rín

Adjective

mandarín (feminine mandarina, masculine plural mandarines, feminine plural mandarinas)

1. mandarin

Derived terms

• chino mandarín
• diamante mandarín
• pato mandarín
• pez mandarín

 

Descendants

• → Crimean Tatar: mandarin (“mandarin orange”)

Noun

mandarín m (uncountable)

1. Mandarin (language)

Further reading

• “mandarín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014