mandarijn

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑn.daːˈrɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: man‧da‧rijn
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”).

mandarijn m (plural mandarijnen, diminutive mandarijntje n)

1. a mandarin, Far Eastern (notably Chinese Imperial) high official
2. (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.

• mandarijneend

• Afrikaans: mandaryn
• → Latvian: mandarīns (or from Portuguese mandarim, or via another European language)

Borrowed from French mandarine.

mandarijn m or f (plural mandarijnen, diminutive mandarijntje n)

1. (often in the diminutive) a tangerine, a mandarin orange, an orange-like fruit

• Afrikaans: mandaryn
• → Papiamentu: mandarein

• citroen
• clementine
• limoen
• sinaasappel