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mānañca

ma

ve

1. ma (ve): (gram) ma; verbal ending of the present tense 1st person plural
2. ma (letter): (gram) letter m; 31st letter of the alphabet; nasal consonant
3. mā (fem): moon
4. mā (root): (gram) √mā (measure)
5. māna (masc): pride; conceit; egotism; comparing oneself
6. māna (root): (gram) √man (think)
7. māna (nt): measure; quantity; lit. measuring
8. māna (masc): arrogance; superiority; disrespect (towards)

Analysis. mānaṃ + ca

Etymology. Sanskrit ma

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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