mantra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, literally “instrument of thought”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántram, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-tro-m, from *men- (“to think”). Related to English mind.
Pronunciation
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Noun
mantra (plural mantras)
- (Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. [from 1808]
- Synonyms: incantation, intonation, recitation
- 2001, Gautam Chatterjee, Sacred Hindu Symbols, Abhinav Publications (→ISBN), page 36:
- This mantra is also known as Guru Mantra or Savitri Mantra. The mention of Gayatri Mantra is found in all the four Vedas where its essence has been explained repeatedly. The Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedic scriptures, has mentioned about […]
- (originally Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation. [from 1956]
- Hyponyms: gatha, om, om mani padme hum
- 1999, Ryûichi Abé, The Weaving of Mantra: Kûkai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse, Columbia University Press (→ISBN), page 300:
- However, the five-syllable mantra is unique, for according to Kukai, it unleashes the power of emptiness already impregnated in each letter as a primeval episode of the Dharmakaya's cosmic meditation in which he created all sorts of mantras […]
- (by extension) A slogan or phrase often repeated.
- Synonyms: catchphrase, phrase, saying, slogan
- 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman[1]:
- The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Noun
mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)
Declension
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mantra | mantraet | mantraer | mantraerne |
genitive | mantras | mantraets | mantraers | mantraernes |
References
- “mantra” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Noun
mantra
Declension
Inflection of mantra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | mantra | mantrat | |
genitive | mantran | mantrojen | |
partitive | mantraa | mantroja | |
illative | mantraan | mantroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | mantra | mantrat | |
accusative | nom. | mantra | mantrat |
gen. | mantran | ||
genitive | mantran | mantrojen mantrain rare | |
partitive | mantraa | mantroja | |
inessive | mantrassa | mantroissa | |
elative | mantrasta | mantroista | |
illative | mantraan | mantroihin | |
adessive | mantralla | mantroilla | |
ablative | mantralta | mantroilta | |
allative | mantralle | mantroille | |
essive | mantrana | mantroina | |
translative | mantraksi | mantroiksi | |
abessive | mantratta | mantroitta | |
instructive | — | mantroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation
Noun
mantra (first-person possessive mantraku, second-person possessive mantramu, third-person possessive mantranya)
- spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mantra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Noun
mantra (plural mantra-mantra, informal 1st possessive mantraku, 2nd possessive mantramu, 3rd possessive mantranya)
Synonyms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: man‧tra
Noun
mantra m (plural mantras)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
mȁntra f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏нтра)
- mantra (all senses)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation
Noun
mantra m (plural mantras)
- mantra (a phrase repeated during meditation)
Further reading
- “mantra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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