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mandarin

/ˈmændəən/MAN-dur-uhn
/ˈmændɚən/MAN-dur-uhn

Meaninga counsellor

Common meaning: a Chinese official

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritmantrin‘a counsellor’source
  2. Portuguesemandarim‘a mandarin’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa counsellor → a Chinese officialmandarin‘a Chinese official’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Sanskrit mantrin ‘a counsellor’.

Roots

  • mantrin Sanskrit “a counsellor”

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