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manāpo

manāpa

masc nom sg of manāpa (adj)

1. pleasant; likeable; attractive; agreeable; lit. obtained by mind

Built from

• man — root · think, mind
  √man, 'to think, consider'; the root underlying manas 'mind'. Shared with Latin mens and English mind (via Germanic).
• ā — prefix · toward
  Prefix ā- 'toward the speaker, up to and until'; here it gives the sense 'that which comes (reaches) toward one's mind'.
• pa — ending · agent/result
  Suffix -pa forms adjectives and agent nouns; here it marks the result or quality: 'obtained by mind, coming to mind'.

Etymology. man- + āpa; from √man 'think' with prefix ā- 'toward' (reversing the verb's direction) + -pa (agent/result suffix). The underlying sense is 'that which comes to mind' or 'obtained by the mind': what reaches toward one's thinking is pleasant. Cognate in sense: Latin mens 'mind' (mental, mention) from the same Indo-European root *men- 'think, remember'.

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

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