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māneyyuṁ

māneyyati

optative form (3rd person singular) of māneyyati; the form māneyyuṁ is resolute/optative with -uṁ for -u

1. should respect
2. ought to honour
3. would regard as worthy

Etymology. Root √man 'to think, regard'; causative derivative māpeti 'causes to think'; -eyya- is the optative suffix forming potential/desiderative meanings. Not transparently derived from a prefix.

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

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