mandarin English · revision 512

+ It is [[bor|pt|mandarim]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) partly through Spanish [[m|es|mandarín]] and older Dutch [[m|nl|mandorijn]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|ms|menteri]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) [[der|hi|मन्त्री|tr=mantrī|t=counsellor, minister of state]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) [[der|sa|मन्त्रिन्|tr=mantrin|t=adviser]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|sa|मन्त्र|tr=mantra]] “counsel” (see [[mantra]]).^(AHD)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) The Portuguese form was influenced by [[m|pt|mandar]] “to command”.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) The word is not Chinese,^(Cresswell 2021) and the Chinese equivalent is [[m|zh|官|tr=kwan]] “public servant”.^(Etymonline)