Etymology

mahant

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Today it means: A head or chief of a monastery. Full definition →

Hindi महान्त ← Sanskrit महान्
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमहान्“great”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमहान्त
  3. English todaymahant

Borrowed from Hindi महान्त (mahānt), from Sanskrit महान् (mahān, “great”).

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