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mantra
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to mind.
Pronunciation
- (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
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:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
the hymn portions of the Vedas
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a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation
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a slogan or phrase often repeated
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Danish
Etymology
Noun
mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)
Declension
References
- “mantra” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mantra
Declension
Further reading
- “mantra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
mantra m (plural mantras)
Further reading
- “mantra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmantra/ [ˈman̪.t̪ra]
- Rhymes: -antra
- Syllabification: man‧tra
Noun
Derived terms
- memantrai
- memantrakan
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.
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Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
mantra (Jawi spelling منترا, plural mantra-mantra)
Synonyms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mantra f
- (Hinduism) mantra (phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
- (figuratively) mantra (slogan or phrase often repeated)
Declension
Declension of mantra
Derived terms
verb
- mantrować
Further reading
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Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɾɐ
- Hyphenation: man‧tra
Noun
mantra m (plural mantras)
- (Hinduism) mantra (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
- (figurative) mantra (a slogan or phrase often repeated)
Further reading
- “mantra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “mantra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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Romanian
Etymology
Noun
mantra f (plural mantra)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
mȁntra f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏нтра)
- mantra (all senses)
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mantra m (plural mantras)
- mantra (a phrase repeated during meditation)
Further reading
- “mantra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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