mandarijn
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Hindi मन्त्रि (mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”).
Noun[edit]
mandarijn m (plural mandarijnen, diminutive mandarijntje n)
- A mandarin, Far Eastern (notably Chinese Imperial) high official
- (figuratively) A pundit, someone in/with authority
- De mandarijnen schaadden zijn reputatie zo erg dat hij er de brui aan moest geven.
- The pundits ruined his reputation so badly he had to call it quits.
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Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: mandaryn
- → Latvian: mandarīns (or from Portuguese mandarim, or via another European language)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from French mandarine.
Noun[edit]
mandarijn m or f (plural mandarijnen, diminutive mandarijntje n)
- (often in the diminutive) A tangerine, a mandarin orange, an orange-like fruit.
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