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maṅgalo

maṅgala

masc nom sg of maṅgala (adj); masc nom sg of maṅgala (noun)

1. royal, festive; lit. auspicious
2. name of the 22nd previous Buddha; lit. auspicious
3. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. auspicious

Etymology. √maṅg + ala; from √maṅg 'be auspicious'; Sanskrit maṅgala [maṅg]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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