masc dat sg of moḷiyaphagguna (noun); masc gen sg of moḷiyaphagguna (noun)
Analysis. A proper name, likely a descriptive epithet: moḷiya (adj., 'bald' or 'smooth-headed') + phagguna (adj., possibly 'fortunate, blessed', or an epithet), hence 'the bald/smooth-headed fortunate one'.
Etymology. Moḷiya appears related to Sanskrit mauḷya or mauṇḍya ('baldness'), from maund- ('to be bald'); phagguna is opaque but may connect to Sanskrit bhagavan ('blessed, fortunate', from bhaga 'share, fortune'), though this remains uncertain. The name is a compounds of adjectives used as an epithet, typical of monastic names in the Pali canon.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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