mandariin

== Estonian == === Etymology === Via Portuguese mandarim, or French mandarine, or via some other European language; from Malay menteri, ultimately from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “counselor”). See also Latvian mandarīns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑnd̥ɑriːn/, [ˈmɑnd̥ɑriːn] Rhymes: -ɑndɑriːn Hyphenation: man‧da‧riin === Noun === mandariin (genitive mandariini, partitive mandariini) tangerine, mandarin orange A small orange citrus fruit, the fruit of Citrus reticulata. (historical) mandarin An indigenous government official in the Chinese Empire. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mandariinikoor mandariinimahl mandariinipuu === References === “mandariin”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014 “mandariin”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “mandariin”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN mandariin in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)