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manāpā

manāpa

masc nom pl of manāpa (adj); fem nom sg of manāpa (adj); fem nom pl of manāpa (adj); nt nom pl of manāpa (adj); …

1. pleasant; likeable; attractive; agreeable; lit. obtained by mind
2. pleasant experience; something nice; lit. obtained by mind

Built from

• man- — root · mind, think
  From PIE *men- 'to think, intend'. Cognates: English mind, Latin mens, German Meinung. The root denotes the faculty of conscious intention and desire.
• -āp- — prefix · reach, obtain
  From ā- (toward, up to) + √āp (approach, attain). The prefix suggests something coming close enough to touch or affect. Concrete: spatial approach; abstract: attainment and acceptance by the mind.
• -a — ending · masc nom sg
  Adjective-forming suffix marking masculine nominative singular. In nom pl and fem forms the stem remains manāpa.

Etymology. From manas 'mind' + āpanna 'obtained, reached': literally 'obtained by mind', hence 'what pleases the mind'. Cognate with English 'mind' (both from PIE *men- 'to think'), and Latin mens. The spatial imagery of āp- (approach, attain) preserves the concrete sense of something coming to hand and winning approval.

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

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