Māna2 (nt.) [fr. mā: see mināti; Vedic māna has 2 meanings, viz. "measure," and "building" (cp. māpeti)] 1. measure Vin iii.149 (abbhantarima inner, bāhirima outer); DA i.140. -- ˚kūṭa cheating in measure, false measure Pug 58; PvA 278. -- 2. a certain measure, a Māna (cp. mānikā & manaŋ) J i.468 (aḍḍha˚ half a M., according to C. equal to 8 nāḷis).