Mannati, Maññati, Maṇṇaṭi, Maṇṇāṭi, Maṉṉāṭi: 2 definitions

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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mannati in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Maññati, (man, Vedic manyate & manute, Av. mainyeite; Idg. *men, cp. Gr. mέnos mood, anger=Sk. manah mind; mέmona to think of, wish to, Lat. memini to think of, mens›mind, meneo; Goth. munan to think, muns opinion; Oisl. man, Ags. mon; Ohg. minna love, Ags, myne intention. Dhtp 427: man=ñāṇe, 524= bodhane) 1. to think, to be of opinion, to imagine, to deem Sn. 199 (sīsaṃ ... subhato naṃ maññati bālo), 588 (yena yena hi maññanti, tato taṃ hoti aññathā); J. II, 258 (maññāmi ciraṃ carissati: I imagine he will have to wander a long time).—With (double) Acc. : to take for, to consider as; na taṃ maññāmi mānusiṃ I deem you are not human Pv. II, 41; yassa dāni kālaṃ maññati for this now may he think it time (in a phrase of departure), let him do what he thinks fit, we wait the Buddha’s pleasure, i.e. let it be time to go (so also BSk. manyate kālaṃ, e.g. Divy 50, 64 etc. ) D. I, 189. ‹-› Esp. in phrase taṃ kiṃ maññasi (maññatha 2. pl.) what do you think of this? (the foll.), what is your opinion about this? D. I, 60; S. III, 104 & passim.—Pot. 1st sg. maññeyyaṃ I should think PvA. 40; 3rd sg. maññeyya S. III, 103, and maññe Sn. 206. The short form 1st sg. maññe is used like an adv. as affirmative particle & is inserted without influencing the grammatical or syntactical construction of the sentence; meaning: methinks, for certain, surely, indeed, I guess, presumably. E. g. D. I, 137 (patapati m. paccatthike yasasā); S. I, 181 (m. ‘haṃ); IV, 289 (paveliyamānena m. kāyena); J. II, 275; Miln. 21; Vism. 90, 92 (mato me m. putto); DhA. I, 107; II, 51; PvA. 40 (m. goṇo samuṭṭhahe), 65 (tasmā m. sumuttā).—na maññe surely not DhA. II, 84; PvA. 75 (n. m. puññavā rājā).—2. to know, to be convinced, to be sure Sn. 840 (=jānāti Nd1 192), 1049, 1142; Nd2 491 (=jānāti); DhA. I, 29 (maññāmi tuvaṃ marissasi).—3. to imagine, to be proud (of), to be conceited, to boast Sn. 382 (ppr. maññamāna), 806, 813, 855 (maññate); J. III, 530 (aor. maññi’haṃ, perhaps maññe ‘haṃ? C. explanations by maññāmi).—pp. mata.—Note. Another Present form is munāti (q. v.), of which the pp. is muta. (Page 515)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mannati in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maṇṇaṭi (மண்ணடி) [maṇṇaṭittal] [maṇ-aṭi] intransitive verb < idem. +.

1. To bring and deposit earth as for the level; மண்கொணர்ந்து கொட்டுதல். மேடாவதற்கு மண்ணடிக்கவேண்டும். [mankonarnthu kottuthal. medavatharku mannadikkavendum.]

2. To silt, as a river; மண்மேடிடுதல். [manmediduthal.] Colloq.

3. To ruin; சீர்கெடுத்தல். உன் காரியத்திலே மண்ணடித்து விடுகிறேன். [sirkeduthal. un kariyathile mannadithu vidugiren.]

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Maṇṇāṭi (மண்ணாடி) noun perhaps from மன்றாடி. [manradi.] A caste of village-headmen in the hills; மலைநாடு களில் கிராமத்தலைமையுள்ள சாதி. [malainadu kalil kiramathalaimaiyulla sathi.] (W.)

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Maṉṉāṭi (மன்னாடி) noun < மன்றாடி. [manradi.] [Malayalam: mannāṭi.] (E. T. iv, 451.)

1. Headman of a hill village; மலைநாட்டுக் கிராமத் தலைவன். [malainattug kiramath thalaivan.]

2. The Kunnava caste of the Palani hills; பழனிப்பிர தேசத்துள்ள ஒரு மலைச்சாதி. [pazhanippira thesathulla oru malaichathi.]

3. See மன்றாடி [manradi], 4.

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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