mandarinal

English

Etymology

From mandarin +‎ -al.

Adjective

mandarinal (comparative more mandarinal, superlative most mandarinal)

1. Pertaining to mandarins or to the system of rule by mandarins.
   • 1967, Joseph Buttinger, Vietnam: A Dragon Embattled, page 116:

     Mandarinal Vietnam lasted because the foundations on which it was built remained forever the same.

   • 2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 179:

     Pasquier […] admired and promoted the mandarinal administrative system.

Asturian

Etymology

From mandarina (“mandarin orange (fruit)”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mandaɾiˈnal/, [mãn̪.d̪a.ɾiˈnal]

Noun

mandarinal f (plural mandarinales)

1. mandarin orange (tree)

French

Adjective

mandarinal (feminine mandarinale, masculine plural mandarinaux, feminine plural mandarinales)

1. mandarinal

Further reading

• “mandarinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.