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mandarin

Pronunciation: [manˈdarɪn]

“mandarin” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire
  2. Mandarin, the language of those official, which is the official language of China and Taiwan
  3. mandarin orange

Etymology

From Portuguese mandarim (“mandarin”), from Malay menteri (“minister”), from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī, “minister”). Doublet of manti, mantri, and menteri.

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