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sumaṅgalo

sumaṅgala

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

1. very auspicious; propitious; beneficial
2. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. very auspicious
3. name of an arahant monk; lit. very auspicious

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

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

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