"mandarin" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/ [General-American, General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /mæn.də.ˈɹɪn/ [General-Australian, UK] Audio: en-us-mandarin.ogg [US], en-au-mandarin.ogg [Australia] Forms: more mandarin [comparative], most mandarin [superlative]
Etymology: From Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from Malay menteri, manteri, and its source, Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix). In Chinese folk etymology, the word originates from Mandarin 滿大人/满大人 (Mǎndàrén, literally “Manchu important man”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men- (think)}} [Template:root], {{bor|en|pt|mandarim|mandarim, mandarij}} Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, {{der|en|ms|menteri|menteri, manteri}} Malay menteri, manteri, {{der|en|sa|मन्त्रिन्|t=minister, councillor}} Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), {{com|sa|मन्त्र|-इन्|nocat=1|pos2=an agent suffix|t1=counsel, maxim, mantra}} मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix), {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{m|zh|滿大人|lit=Manchu important man|tr=Mǎndàrén}} 滿大人/满大人 (Mǎndàrén, literally “Manchu important man”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} mandarin (comparative more mandarin, superlative most mandarin)
  1. Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-adj-bMev0xLF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/ [General-American, General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /mæn.də.ˈɹɪn/ [General-Australian, UK] Audio: en-us-mandarin.ogg [US], en-au-mandarin.ogg [Australia] Forms: mandarins [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from Malay menteri, manteri, and its source, Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix). In Chinese folk etymology, the word originates from Mandarin 滿大人/满大人 (Mǎndàrén, literally “Manchu important man”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men- (think)}} [Template:root], {{bor|en|pt|mandarim|mandarim, mandarij}} Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, {{der|en|ms|menteri|menteri, manteri}} Malay menteri, manteri, {{der|en|sa|मन्त्रिन्|t=minister, councillor}} Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), {{com|sa|मन्त्र|-इन्|nocat=1|pos2=an agent suffix|t1=counsel, maxim, mantra}} मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix), {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{m|zh|滿大人|lit=Manchu important man|tr=Mǎndàrén}} 滿大人/满大人 (Mǎndàrén, literally “Manchu important man”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mandarin (plural mandarins)
  1. (historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-8ZwqXLk3
  2. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat. Translations (elitist bureaucrat): mandarín [masculine] (Czech), aurinkokuningas (Finnish), mandairín [masculine] (Irish), mandarin [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-4OYYNo4V Disambiguation of 'elitist bureaucrat': 22 51 6 2 19
  3. (sometimes derogatory) A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles. Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Oranges Translations (academic or literary elitist): aurinkokuningas (Finnish), mandarin [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-zHwQQPEd Disambiguation of Oranges: 5 8 6 18 6 21 12 12 13 Disambiguation of 'academic or literary elitist': 14 24 33 7 21
  4. (ornithology) Ellipsis of mandarin duck. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: mandarin duck Categories (topical): Ornithology Categories (lifeform): Ducks, Fruits
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-znEzJ4zD Disambiguation of Ducks: 5 5 3 3 35 28 14 7 1 Disambiguation of Fruits: 7 4 3 4 16 24 12 25 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 8 44 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 3 1 4 46 20 11 8 0 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
  5. (informal, Britain) A senior civil servant. Tags: Britain, informal Categories (topical): Oranges Categories (lifeform): Fruits Translations (informal: senior civil servant): mandarín [masculine] (Czech), hallitusherra (Finnish), mandairín [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-fUbl06Df Disambiguation of Oranges: 5 8 6 18 6 21 12 12 13 Disambiguation of Fruits: 7 4 3 4 16 24 12 25 4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 8 44 40 Disambiguation of 'informal: senior civil servant': 4 5 11 9 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cleopatra mandarin, mandarinal, mandarinate, mandarin collar, mandarin fish, mandarin gown, mandarinism, mandarinship, mandarin square Translations (Chinese Imperial bureaucrat): mandaryn (Afrikaans), мандарин (mandarin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), (gun¹) (Chinese Cantonese), (guān) (Chinese Mandarin), mandarín [masculine] (Czech), mandarin [common-gender] (Danish), mandarijn [masculine] (Dutch), mandareno (Esperanto), mandariini (Finnish), mandarin [masculine] (French), mandarín [masculine] (Galician), Mandarin [masculine] (German), μανδαρίνος (mandarínos) [neuter] (Greek), mandarin (Hungarian), mandareno (Ido), mandarin (Indonesian), mandairín [masculine] (Irish), mandarino [masculine] (Italian), мандари́н (mandarín) [masculine] (Macedonian), mandaryn [masculine] (Polish), mandarim [masculine] (Portuguese), mandarin [masculine] (Romanian), мандари́н (mandarín) [masculine] (Russian), манда̀рӣн [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mandàrīn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mandarin [common-gender] (Swedish), quan (Vietnamese)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'Chinese Imperial bureaucrat': 36 31 7 4 21

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/ [General-American, General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /mæn.də.ˈɹɪn/ [General-Australian, UK] Audio: en-us-mandarin.ogg [US], en-au-mandarin.ogg [Australia] Forms: mandarins [plural]
Etymology: From French mandarine, feminine of mandarin, probably formed as Etymology 1, above, from the yellow colour of the mandarins' costume. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|mandarine}} French mandarine, {{m|fr|mandarin}} mandarin Head templates: {{en-noun}} mandarin (plural mandarins)
  1. Ellipsis of mandarin orange.:
    A small, sweet citrus fruit.
    Categories (topical): Oranges Categories (lifeform): Fruits Hypernyms (fruit): citrus
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-YoTSSqxp Disambiguation of Oranges: 5 8 6 18 6 21 12 12 13 Disambiguation of Fruits: 7 4 3 4 16 24 12 25 4 Disambiguation of 'fruit': 69 31 0
  2. Ellipsis of mandarin orange.:
    A tree of the species Citrus reticulata.
    Categories (topical): Oranges Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants, Fruits
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-e~Z70TVY Disambiguation of Oranges: 5 8 6 18 6 21 12 12 13 Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 4 2 2 2 11 11 15 52 2 Disambiguation of Fruits: 7 4 3 4 16 24 12 25 4
  3. An orange colour. Categories (topical): Oranges
    Sense id: en-mandarin-en-noun-4eI0y0af Disambiguation of Oranges: 5 8 6 18 6 21 12 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1991, Chris Mullin, The Year of the Fire Monkey (Fiction), London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 252",
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          "ref": "2021 June 23, Peter S. Canellos, “Why The ‘Trump Court’ Won’t Be Like Trump”, in Politico",
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          "ref": "2024 January 13, Boyd Tonkin, “The culture of copyright creep”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 9",
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