Mandarin

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Xian means "county" in this language Mandarin $800 DJ PLACE NAME ETYMOLOGY 2019-12-13 #8115
The name of this official Chinese language comes from the Sanskrit for "counselor" Mandarin $400 J WORD ORIGINS 2013-11-01 #6700
The name of this dialect comes from a Hindi word, mantri, meaning "counselor" Mandarin FJ WORD ORIGINS 1993-11-19 #2120
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