As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
auspicious, indicating good fortune, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "māṅgalika" is the vocative of "māṅgalikā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "māṅgalika" is derived from "māṅgali" with the ṭhak/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
māṅga˚li m. patr. of a teacher, BhP.
māṅga˚lika mf(ī)n. desirous of success, Pat.
auspicious, indicating good fortune, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
māṅga˚lika mf(ī)n. desirous of success, Pat.
auspicious, indicating good fortune, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
māṅga˚lika n. (prob.) any ausp˚ object (as an amulet &c.), Vet.
māṅgalika mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Propitious, tending to good fortune, wishing for it, indicating or portending it, &c. E. maṅgala, and ṭhañ aff.
māṅga˚likā f. N. of a woman, Daś.
māṅga˚li m. patr. of a teacher, BhP.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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