See also: Maṅgala and mangala

Old Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maŋ.ɡa.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: maṅ‧ga‧la

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मङ्गल (maṅgala).

Noun

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maṅgala

  1. happiness, felicity, welfare, bliss
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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maṅgala

  1. girdle, sash
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Further reading

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  • "maṅgala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मङ्गल (maṅgala).

Adjective

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maṅgala

  1. auspicious, royal, lucky, festive

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: មង្គល (mŭəngkŭəl) (learned)
  • Burmese: မင်္ဂလာ (mangga.la) (learned)
  • Thai: มงคล (mong-kon) (learned)

Noun

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maṅgala n

  1. festivity; good omen; ceremony; prosperity
    • Sutta (drill down Tipiṭaka, Suttapiṭaka, Khuddakanikāya, Khuddakapāṭhapāli, Maṅɡalasuttaṃ), especially the refrain
      etaṃ maṅgalamuttamaṃ
      this is the greatest blessing

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Further reading

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mangala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead