Latin

Verb

mandarim

1. first-person singular perfect active subjunctive of mandō

Portuguese

Etymology

From Malay menteri, manteri, from Hindi मन्त्रि ‎(mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् ‎(mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र ‎(mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् ‎(-in, “an agent suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.dɐ.ˈɾĩ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.da.ˈɾĩ/
• Hyphenation: man‧da‧rim

Noun

mandarim m (plural mandarins)

1. mandarin (a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire).
2. (uncountable) Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan)

   O mandarim é a língua mais falada do mundo.‎

   Mandarin is the world's most spoken language.

Synonyms

• (language): chinês

Descendants

• English: mandarin
  • Irish: mandairín
• Latvian: mandarīns
• Spanish: mandarín