mantra

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English

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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mantra (plural mantras)

  1. (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 []
  2. (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 []
  3. (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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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Noun

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mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)

  1. mantra

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑntrɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mant‧ra

Noun

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mantra

  1. mantra

Declension

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Inflection of mantra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of mantra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mantrani mantrani
accusative nom. mantrani mantrani
gen. mantrani
genitive mantrani mantrojeni
mantraini rare
partitive mantraani mantrojani
inessive mantrassani mantroissani
elative mantrastani mantroistani
illative mantraani mantroihini
adessive mantrallani mantroillani
ablative mantraltani mantroiltani
allative mantralleni mantroilleni
essive mantranani mantroinani
translative mantrakseni mantroikseni
abessive mantrattani mantroittani
instructive
comitative mantroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mantrasi mantrasi
accusative nom. mantrasi mantrasi
gen. mantrasi
genitive mantrasi mantrojesi
mantraisi rare
partitive mantraasi mantrojasi
inessive mantrassasi mantroissasi
elative mantrastasi mantroistasi
illative mantraasi mantroihisi
adessive mantrallasi mantroillasi
ablative mantraltasi mantroiltasi
allative mantrallesi mantroillesi
essive mantranasi mantroinasi
translative mantraksesi mantroiksesi
abessive mantrattasi mantroittasi
instructive
comitative mantroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mantramme mantramme
accusative nom. mantramme mantramme
gen. mantramme
genitive mantramme mantrojemme
mantraimme rare
partitive mantraamme mantrojamme
inessive mantrassamme mantroissamme
elative mantrastamme mantroistamme
illative mantraamme mantroihimme
adessive mantrallamme mantroillamme
ablative mantraltamme mantroiltamme
allative mantrallemme mantroillemme
essive mantranamme mantroinamme
translative mantraksemme mantroiksemme
abessive mantrattamme mantroittamme
instructive
comitative mantroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mantranne mantranne
accusative nom. mantranne mantranne
gen. mantranne
genitive mantranne mantrojenne
mantrainne rare
partitive mantraanne mantrojanne
inessive mantrassanne mantroissanne
elative mantrastanne mantroistanne
illative mantraanne mantroihinne
adessive mantrallanne mantroillanne
ablative mantraltanne mantroiltanne
allative mantrallenne mantroillenne
essive mantrananne mantroinanne
translative mantraksenne mantroiksenne
abessive mantrattanne mantroittanne
instructive
comitative mantroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mantransa mantransa
accusative nom. mantransa mantransa
gen. mantransa
genitive mantransa mantrojensa
mantrainsa rare
partitive mantraansa mantrojaan
mantrojansa
inessive mantrassaan
mantrassansa
mantroissaan
mantroissansa
elative mantrastaan
mantrastansa
mantroistaan
mantroistansa
illative mantraansa mantroihinsa
adessive mantrallaan
mantrallansa
mantroillaan
mantroillansa
ablative mantraltaan
mantraltansa
mantroiltaan
mantroiltansa
allative mantralleen
mantrallensa
mantroilleen
mantroillensa
essive mantranaan
mantranansa
mantroinaan
mantroinansa
translative mantrakseen
mantraksensa
mantroikseen
mantroiksensa
abessive mantrattaan
mantrattansa
mantroittaan
mantroittansa
instructive
comitative mantroineen
mantroinensa

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

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Noun

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mantra m (plural mantras)

  1. mantra

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mantra/
  • Hyphenation: man‧tra

Noun

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mantra (plural mantra-mantra, first-person possessive mantraku, second-person possessive mantramu, third-person possessive mantranya)

  1. spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
    Synonym: jampi

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Noun

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mantra (Jawi spelling منترا, plural mantra-mantra, informal 1st possessive mantraku, 2nd possessive mantramu, 3rd possessive mantranya)

  1. incantation
  2. mantra

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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mantra f

  1. (Hinduism) mantra (phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
  2. (figuratively) mantra (slogan or phrase often repeated)

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Derived terms

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verb

Further reading

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  • mantra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mantra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: man‧tra

Noun

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mantra m (plural mantras)

  1. (Hinduism) mantra (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
  2. (figurative) mantra (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mantra.

Noun

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mantra f (plural mantra)

  1. mantra

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mântra/
  • Hyphenation: man‧tra

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mȁntra f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏нтра)

  1. mantra (all senses)

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmantɾa/ [ˈmãn̪.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -antɾa
  • Syllabification: man‧tra

Noun

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mantra m (plural mantras)

  1. mantra (a phrase repeated during meditation)

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