English
mandarining
From mandarin + -ing.
Formed from mandarin + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
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Sanskrit मन्त्र ‘counsel, maxim, mantra’
Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् ‘minister, councillor’
Malay menteri
Portuguese mandarim
English mandarin
Today it means
noun The use of a nitric acid solution to give an orange colour to textiles, such as silk or wool.
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Etymograph / mandarining