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mandarim.

mandarin (a high government bureaucrat of Imperial China)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɐ̃.daˈɾĩ/Brazil/mɐ̃.dɐˈɾĩ/Portugal
  1. mandarin (a high government bureaucrat of Imperial China)

    historical · masculine
  2. Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan)

    masculine · uncountable
    O mandarim é a língua mais falada do mundo.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras Sanskrit मन्त्र॑ (mántra) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-in- 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.

noun/mɐ̃.daˈɾĩ/Brazil/mɐ̃.dɐˈɾĩ/Portugal
  1. zebra finch

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of diamante-mandarim.

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