different between mantra vs maxim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (mantra, literally “instrument of thought”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántram, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-tro-m, from *men- (“to think”). Related to English mind.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæn.t??/, /?m?n.t??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?n.t??/, /?mæn.t??/, /?m?n.t??/

Noun

mantra (plural mantras)

1. (Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. [from 1808]

   Synonyms: incantation, intonation, recitation

   • 2001, Gautam Chatterjee, Sacred Hindu Symbols, Abhinav Publications (?ISBN), page 36:

     This mantra is also known as Guru Mantra or Savitri Mantra. The mention of Gayatri Mantra is found in all the four Vedas where its essence has been explained repeatedly. The Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedic scriptures, has mentioned about […]

2. (originally Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation. [from 1956]

   Hyponyms: gatha, om, om mani padme hum

   • 1999, Ryûichi Abé, The Weaving of Mantra: Kûkai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 300:

     However, the five-syllable mantra is unique, for according to Kukai, it unleashes the power of emptiness already impregnated in each letter as a primeval episode of the Dharmakaya's cosmic meditation in which he created all sorts of mantras […]

3. (by extension) A slogan or phrase often repeated.

   Synonyms: catchphrase, phrase, saying, slogan

Translations

See also

• aum, om

Anagrams

• Artman

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (mantra).

Noun

mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)

1. mantra

Declension

References

• “mantra” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Noun

mantra

1. mantra

Declension

Anagrams

• martan

French

Noun

mantra m (plural mantras)

1. mantra

Further reading

• “mantra” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mantera (informal)
• mantram (informal)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (mantra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mantra/
• Hyphenation: man?tra

Noun

mantra (plural mantra-mantra, first-person possessive mantraku, second-person possessive mantramu, third-person possessive mantranya)

1. spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)

   Synonym: jampi

Derived terms

Further reading

• “mantra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• mantera

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (mantra).

Noun

mantra (Jawi spelling ??????, plural mantra-mantra, informal 1st possessive mantraku, impolite 2nd possessive mantramu, 3rd possessive mantranya)

1. incantation
2. mantra

Synonyms

• jampi

Polish

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (mantra, literally “instrument of thought”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántram, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-tro-m, from *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?man.tra/

Noun

mantra f

1. (Hinduism) mantra (phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
2. (figuratively) mantra (slogan or phrase often repeated)

Declension

Derived terms

• (verb) mantrowa?

Further reading

• mantra in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• mantra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man?tra

Noun

mantra m (plural mantras)

1. (Hinduism) mantra (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mântra/
• Hyphenation: man?tra

Noun

m?ntra f (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. mantra (all senses)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (mantra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mant?a/, [?mãn?.t??a]
• Hyphenation: man?tra

Noun

mantra m (plural mantras)

1. mantra (a phrase repeated during meditation)

Further reading

• “mantra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman maxime and Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), noun use of the feminine singular form of Latin maximus (apparently as used in the phrase pr?positi? maxima (“greatest premise”)). Doublet of maxima.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæk.s?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk.s?m/, /?mæk.s?m/

Noun

maxim (plural maxims)

1. (now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
2. A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
   • 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:

     In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.

Synonyms

• (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying
• See also Thesaurus:saying

Derived terms

• maxim worker

Translations

See also

• adage
• aphorism
• apophthegm

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ????????? (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak?sim/, /ma??zim/

Adverb

maxim

1. most

   Antonym: minim

Derived terms

See also

• plu
• min

Romanian

Etymology

From French maxime

Noun

maxim f (plural maximi)

1. maximum

Declension