mana
Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion…Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
» I'm not going to waste my mana on foolish things.
Я не буду тратить ману на всякую чепуху.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
(uncountable, usually)Magical energy.
Examples
4 sentencesI'm not going to waste my mana on foolish things.
ruЯ не буду тратить ману на всякую чепуху.
Tom was out of mana, but not out of options.
deTom hatte zwar kein Mana mehr, aber immer noch das eine oder andere As im Ärmel.
Tom was running out of mana, so he used a mana potion.
Tom was running out of MP, so he used a mana potion.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Māori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *manaBorrowed from Māori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.
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Forms
plural: manas| Singular | mana |
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uncountable
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable