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maññati

pr 3rd sg of maññati (verb)

1. thinks; imagines; conceives; presumes; supposes
2. knows; is convinced; is sure
3. considers (to be); takes as; regards as; views as; deems as

Built from

• man — root · think, measure
  From Indo-European √men-, found in Latin mēns 'mind', Greek μένος 'spirit, force', English mind. The concrete sense of measuring or weighing leads to the mental sense of thinking and judging.
• ati — ending · 3rd sg present
  The thematic present ending -ati marks third person singular indicative in Pali, as in bhavati, pacati.

Etymology. Root √man (think, measure) is cognate with Latin mēns (mind), Greek μένος menos (spirit, force), and English mind. The sense ranges from 'measure' to 'think' to 'suppose' across Indo-European languages. Sanskrit manyate has the same range.

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

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