mantra
Polish
noun
Definitions
- (Hinduism) mantra (phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
- (figuratively) mantra (slogan or phrase often repeated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (instrument of thought, mantra, council) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántram derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántram derived from Proto-Indo-European *mén-tro-m.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mén-tro-m
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mantra English
- mantra Spanish, Castilian
- *mén-tro-m Proto-Indo-European
- 真言 Japanese
- मन्त्र Sanskrit
- mantra Danish
- मंत्र Hindi
- มนตร์ Thai
- mantra Indonesian
- mantra Malay
- မန္တန် Burmese
- manta Pali
- *mántram Proto-Indo-Iranian
- មន្ត Central Khmer
- *mántram Proto-Indo-Aryan
- منتر Urdu
- *mánθram Proto-Iranian
- mantra Old Khmer
- 𑀫𑀁𑀢 Magadhi Prakrit