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manas

[ man-uhs, muhn- ]
/ ˈmæn əs, ˈmʌn- /
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noun Hinduism, Buddhism.
the rational faculty of the mind.
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Origin of manas

<Sanskrit: mind

OTHER WORDS FROM manas

ma·nas·ic [muh-nas-ik], /məˈnæs ɪk/, adjective
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