mānetha

māneti

pr 2nd pl of māneti (verb); imp 2nd pl of māneti (verb); reflx opt 3rd sg of māneti (verb); opt 2nd pl of māneti (verb)

honours; reveres; holds in high esteem; (comm) loves

Built from

mān — root · think, esteem
From √man. The root carries the sense of directed mental attention, which extends into the social sphere as 'holding someone in mind' and thus 'honouring'.
e — stem · causative marker
The -e- grades the root toward causative-intensive force; mān-e- means 'causes to be held in mind', hence 'honours'.
tha — ending · 2nd plural
Optative or imperative ending for second person plural (you all), or occasionally 3rd sg. optative (he/she/it might). Cognate with Sanskrit -tha.

Etymology. Root √man (to think, esteem) with causative suffix -e-ti. Cognate with Sanskrit manyate (thinks, esteems), Greek menos (spirit, force of mind), Latin mens (mind). The sense shifts from 'thinks of' to 'thinks well of' to 'honours'.

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

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