Māori mana

Glosses

• [N] authority, control; power, supernatural force
• [V] be effectual, take effect
• potent, effective, fulfilled

References

Cognatesets

• PEOc *mana ‘efficacy, success; to have supernatural power from ancestral spirits as manifest in successful outcomes; be efficacious’ with glosses [N] authority, control; power, supernatural force [V] be effectual, take effect potent, effective, fulfilled

Sections

• 6.9 Mana
  • [N] authority, control; power, supernatural force
  • [V] be effectual, take effect
  • potent, effective, fulfilled