मांगलिक
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माङ्गलिक (māṅgalika); equal to मंगल (maṅgal) + -इक (-ik).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːŋ.ɡə.lɪk/, [mä̃ːŋ.ɡɐ.lɪk]
Adjective
मांगलिक • (māṅgalik) (indeclinable)
- (rare, formal) auspicious, propitious
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मांगलिक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मांगलिक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press