English
mandarinism
From mandarin + -ism.
Formed from mandarin + -ism
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 A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / mandarinism