English
mantralike
From mantra + -like.
Formed from mantra + -like
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras ‘meditation, chanting’
Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántras
Sanskrit मन्त्र ‘a prayer or song of praise (RV. AV. TS.)’
English mantra
Today it means
adj Resembling a mantra; fervent and often repeated.
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Etymograph / mantralike