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mānaṁ

māna

accusative singular of māna (m.)

  1. pride
  2. arrogance
  3. conceit

Etymology. From PIE *men- 'to think, stand out in mind'; cognate with Latin mēns 'mind', English 'mind'. The notion shifts from 'thinking of oneself' to 'standing high in one's own esteem', hence pride.

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

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