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mānentā

mānenta

masc nom pl of mānenta (prp); nt nom pl of mānenta (prp); masc voc pl of mānenta (prp); nt voc pl of mānenta (prp)

1. honouring; revering; holding in high esteem

Built from

• mān — root · honour, think
  √man in active sense; cognate with Latin mēns 'mind', English man, Sanskrit manas 'mind, thought'. The root originally meant 'to measure', hence 'to hold in measure' and 'to esteem'.
• e — ending · present stem connector
  Thematic vowel forming the present stem mān-e- from the root.
• nt — ending · nominative/vocative plural
  Marks the nominative and vocative plural of participles in the middle voice or of neuter nouns.

Etymology. From √man (to think, measure, honour), cognate with Latin mēns (mind), English man, Sanskrit manas (mind). The sense of 'honouring' derives from 'esteemed in thought'—holding someone in the measure of one's regard.

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

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