mantra
English
/ˈmæn.tɹə/, /ˈmɑn.tɹə/
noun
Definitions
- (Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
- (originally) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation.
- (by extension) A 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
- aftermind English
- amind English
- bemind English
- bodymind English
- childmind English
- double-minded English
- enmind English
- foremind English
- groupmind English
- hivemind English
- like-minded English
- mantraless English
- mantralike English
- mantric English
- mastermind English
- megamind English
- mind English
- mind-boggling English
- mindbender English
- mindblow English
- mindblower English
- mindblown English
- minded English
- minder English
- mindest English
- mindeth English
- mindflow English
- mindfuck English
- mindful English
- mindgasm English
- mindhood English
- minding English
- mindism English
- mindist English
- mindless English
- mindlike English
- mindlock English
- mindly English
- mindpower English
- mindread English
- mindscape English
- mindscrew English
- mindset English
- mindshare English
- mindsight English
- mindstate English
- mindstream English
- mindstyle English
- mindswap English
- mindswapping English
- mindtool English
- mindware English
- mindwipe English
- nethermind English
- nevermind English
- overmind English
- remind English
- submind English
- supermind English
- undermind English
- unmind English
- ur-mind English
- mantra Spanish, Castilian
- *mén-tro-m Proto-Indo-European
- 真言 Japanese
- mantra Polish
- मन्त्र Sanskrit
- minde Middle English
- 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
- mind
- amind
- remind
- unmind
- minded
- mindly
- bemind
- minder
- enmind
- mindset
- minding
- mindist
- submind
- mindful
- mindeth
- mantric
- ur-mind
- mindest
- mindism
- mindwipe
- mindtool
- mindless
- overmind
- mindgasm
- mindware
- mindflow
- mindhood
- bodymind
- megamind
- mindlock
- mindlike
- mindread
- foremind
- mindswap
- mindfuck
- mindblow
- hivemind
- nevermind
- groupmind
- undermind
- mindblown
- childmind
- mindshare
- mindscape
- mindpower
- supermind
- mindsight
- mindscrew
- mindstate
- mindstyle
- aftermind
- mindbender
- mantralike
- mastermind
- mindblower
- nethermind
- mindstream
- mantraless
- like-minded
- mindswapping
- double-minded
- mind-boggling