mandaryn

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Noun

mandaryn (plural mandaryne, diminutive mandaryntjie)

1. tangerine fruit
2. (historical) high-ranking Chinese official

Synonyms

• (fruit): nartjie

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin), from मन्त्र (mantra) + -इन् (-in). Doublet of mandarynka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈda.rɘn/

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• Rhymes: -arɘn
• Syllabification: man‧da‧ryn

Noun

mandaryn m pers

1. (historical) mandarin (high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire)

Declension

Declension of mandaryn

	singular	plural
nominative	mandaryn	mandaryni/mandaryny (deprecative)
genitive	mandaryna	mandarynów
dative	mandarynowi	mandarynom
accusative	mandaryna	mandarynów
instrumental	mandarynem	mandarynami
locative	mandarynie	mandarynach
vocative	mandarynie	mandaryni

Derived terms

(adjectives):

• mandarynowy
• mandaryński

(nouns):

• mandarynat
• mandarynizm

Related terms

(adjective):

• mandarynkowy

(noun):

• mandarynka

Further reading

• mandaryn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mandaryn in Polish dictionaries at PWN