maṅgala

See also: Maṅgala and mangala

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मङ्गल (maṅgala).

Noun

maṅgala

  1. happiness, felicity, welfare, bliss
Alternative forms
  • maṅgalya
Derived terms
  • agramaṅgala
  • aśubhamaṅgala
  • dewamaṅgala
  • durmaṅgala
  • jayamaṅgala
  • pādyādimaṅgala
  • raṇamaṅgala
  • rājamaṅgala
  • sarwamaṅgala
  • stutimaṅgala
  • wiwāhamaṅgala
  • ādimaṅgala
  • āśrayamaṅgala
  • śubhamaṅgala
  • śāntimaṅgala

Etymology 2

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Noun

maṅgala

  1. girdle, sash
Derived terms
  • amaṅgala

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मङ्गल (maṅgala).

Adjective

maṅgala

  1. auspicious, royal, lucky, festive

Declension

Descendants

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

Noun

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Northern Thai: ᨾᨦ᩠ᨣᩃ (learned)
  • Thai: มงคล (mong-kon) (learned)

Further reading

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