Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.

  2. (uncountable, usually)Magical energy.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I'm not going to waste my mana on foolish things.

    ruЯ не буду тратить ману на всякую чепуху.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Tom was running out of mana, so he used a mana potion.

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  4. Tom was running out of MP, so he used a mana potion.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Māori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana

Borrowed from Māori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

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Forms

plural: manas
Singularmana

uncountable

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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