MANDARIN - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
Categories: Citrus, Citrus tree
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group
Categories: Elitist
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
any high government official or bureaucrat
Categories: Official, Functionary
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
a high public official of imperial China
Categories: Chinese
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Noun
a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
Categories: Citrus, Citrus fruit, Citrous fruit
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Noun
the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
Categories: Chinese
Synonyms
Mandarin, Mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata, Beijing dialect, Mandarin chinese
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "mandarin" comes from French mandarine. It started in Sanskrit मन्त्रिन्. Then it appeared in Malay menteri, which was borrowed from Portuguese mandarim.
🧩 Fun Fact
Many English words entered through French but originally came from Latin, Arabic, or even Persian.