मांगलिक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माङ्गलिक (māṅgalika); equal to मंगल (maṅgal) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːŋ.ɡə.lɪk/, [mä̃ːŋ.ɡɐ.lɪk]

Adjective

मांगलिक • (māṅgalik) (indeclinable)

1. (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