manas

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See also: Mànas, manás, mañas, mañás, and manās

English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, mind). Doublet of mind.

Noun

manas (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy, chiefly theosophy) The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See mana.

Noun

manas

  1. plural of mana.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

mānās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of mānō

References

Latvian

Pronoun

manas

  1. inflection of mans:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine

Middle English

Noun

manas

  1. Alternative form of manace

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, mind).

Noun

manas n

  1. mind

Declension

According to Duroiselle, this word does not occur in the plural. The plural forms sometimes cited are the masculine and neuter forms of a stem mana.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Burmese: မနော (ma.nau:)
  • Thai: มโน (má-noo)
  • Thai: มน (mon)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “mano & mana(s)”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 522

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

manas

  1. plural of mana

Etymology 2

Verb

manas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of manar

Spanish

Noun

manas f pl

  1. plural of mana

Verb

manas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of manar

Swedish

Verb

manas

  1. passive infinitive of mana
  2. present passive of mana

Tetum

Etymology

From *ma(pa)nas, akin to Malay panas.

Adjective

manas

  1. hot

Turkish

Noun

manas

  1. a hero

Volapük

Noun

manas

  1. genitive plural of man