mantra
English edit
Etymology edit
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”). Doublet of mind.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.tɹə/, /ˈmʌn.tɹə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑn.tɹə/, /ˈmæn.tɹə/, /ˈmʌn.tɹə/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun edit
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 edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Noun edit
mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)
Declension edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mantra | mantraet | mantraer | mantraerne |
genitive | mantras | mantraets | mantraers | mantraernes |
References edit
- “mantra” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantra
Declension edit
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 mantrainrare | ||
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. |
Further reading edit
- “mantra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantra m (plural mantras)
Further reading edit
- “mantra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantra (plural mantra-mantra, first-person possessive mantraku, second-person possessive mantramu, third-person possessive mantranya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mantra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Noun edit
mantra (Jawi spelling منترا, plural mantra-mantra, informal 1st possessive mantraku, 2nd possessive mantramu, 3rd possessive mantranya)
Synonyms edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantra f
- (Hinduism) mantra (phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
- (figuratively) mantra (slogan or phrase often repeated)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: man‧tra
Noun edit
mantra m (plural mantras)
- (Hinduism) mantra (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
- (figurative) mantra (a slogan or phrase often repeated)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mantra f (plural mantra)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
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mȁntra f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏нтра)
- mantra (all senses)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantra m (plural mantras)
- mantra (a phrase repeated during meditation)
Further reading edit
- “mantra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014