# mantra
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmæn.tɹə/, /ˈmʌn.tɹə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /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.

#### Translations
### See also

* aum, om

### Anagrams

* Artman

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

### Noun

mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)
* mantra

#### Declension
### References

* “mantra” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑntrɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪.t̪rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑntrɑ
* Hyphenation: mant‧ra

### Noun

mantra
* mantra

#### Declension

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 :

### 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* martan

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑ̃.tʁa/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Audio (Switzerland):(file)

### Noun

mantra m (plural mantras)
* mantra

### Further reading

* “mantra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* mantera (informal)
* mantram (informal)

### Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mantra/
* Hyphenation: man‧tra

### Noun

mantra (plural)
* spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
    Synonym: jampi

#### 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.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* mantera

### Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

### Noun

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

#### Synonyms

* jampi

## Polish
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈman.tra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -antra
* Syllabification: man‧tra

### Noun

mantra f
* (Hinduism) mantra (phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
* (figuratively) mantra (slogan or phrase often repeated)

#### Derived terms

* mantrować

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.tɾɐ/
* 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)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French mantra.

### Noun

mantra f (plural mantra)
* mantra

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mântra/
* Hyphenation: man‧tra

### Noun

mȁntra f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏нтра)
* mantra (all senses)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmantɾa/ [ˈmãn̪.t̪ɾa]
* Rhymes: -antɾa
* Syllabification: man‧tra

### 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], 2024 December 10