The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Mankato
Mankato (adv.) [for Sk. mat -- k%te, Cp. E. Müller, P.Gr. 12] on my account, for me Miln 384.
Manku
Manku (adj.) [cp. Vedic manku; see on meaning Hardy in preface to Anguttara v. p. vi] staggering,
confused, troubled, discontented Vin ii.118; S v.74; Dh 249; Nd1 150; DhA iii.41, 359 (with loc.). -- f. pl.
mank( Vin i.93. -- dummanku "staggering in a disagreeable manner," evil -- minded A i.98; iv.97 (read line
as "dummanku' ya' padusseti dh(m' aggamhi va p!vako" he, staggering badly, is spoilt like the fire on the
crest of smoke); v.70; Vin ii.196; iii.21; iv.213; S ii.218; Nett 50. -- bh!va discontent, moral weakness J
iv.49; Miln 227; DhA iii.359. -- bh(ta discontented, troubled, confused Vin ii.19; D ii.85; A i.186; Dh 263;
J v.211; vi.362; DhA ii.76; a˚ self -- possessed A iii.40; Miln 21, 339.
Mankuna
Mankuna (& ˚*a) [cp. late Sk. matku*a, see Geiger, P.Gr. § 63] an insect, bug or flea J i.10; iii.423; Vism
109 (where k"la -- mankula ought to be read as k"&amankuna); DhA ii.12.
Mangala
Mangala (adj.) [cp. Vedic mangala. Expld by Dhtp 24 with root mang, i. e. lucky; see also mañju]
auspicious, prosperous, lucky, festive Nd1 87, 88; KhA 118 sq.; SnA 273, 595; Sdhp 551. -- nt. mangala'
good omen, auspices, festivity Sn 258; Vin ii.129; PvA 17. A curious popular etymology is put forth by
Bdhgh at KhA 123, viz. "ma' galanti imehi satt! ti" mangal!ni. -- mangala' karoti lit. to make an
auspicious ceremony, i. e. to besprinkle with grains etc. for luck (see on this PvA 198), to get married DhA
i.182; mangala' vadati to bless one J iv.299; DhA i.115. Three (auspicious) wedding -- ceremonies at DhA
i.115 viz. abhiseka˚ consecration, geha -- ppavesana˚ entering the house, viv!ha˚ wedding. -- Certain other
general signs of good luck or omina kat) e)coxh/n are given at J iv.72, 73 and KhA 118 sq. (see also
mangalika). -- Several ceremonious festivities are mentioned at DhA ii.87 with regard to the bringing up of
a child, viz. n!ma -- kara*a -- mangala the ceremony of giving a name; !h!ra -- paribhoga˚ of taking solid
food; ka**a -- vijjhana˚ of piercing the ears; dussa -- gaha*a˚ of taking up the robe: c()! -- kara*a˚ of
making the top -- knot. -- Cp. abhi˚. -- usabha an auspicious bull SnA 323. -- cha*a a merry time, fair J
ii.48; DhA i.392. -- kicca auspicious function, festivity SnA 175, 323. -- kiriy! festivity, wedding SnA 69;
finding good omens J iv.72. -- kol!hala the lucky, or most auspicious, foreboding, one of the 5 kol!halas (q.
v.) KhA 121. -- pañha see mangalika. -- divasa a lucky day J iv.210; DhA iii.467. -- vappa ploughing
festival SnA 137. Cp. vappa -- mangala. -- sindhava state horse J i.59. -- sil!pa&&a auspicious slab (of stone)
J i.59; vi.37; PvA 74. -- supina lucky dream J vi.330. -- hatthi state elephant Mhvs 35, 21; DhA i.389.
Mangalika
Mangalika (adj.) ( -- ˚) [fr. mangala] 1. one who is feasting in, one whose auspices are such & such; fond
of; only in kot(hala˚ fond of excitement J i.372; Miln 94 (apagata˚, without passion for excitement). -- 2.
superstitious, looking out for lucky signs Vin ii.129 (gih"), 140 (id.). At J iv.72, 73; three sets of people are
exemplified, who believe in omina as either di&&ha' (seen) or suta' (heard) or muta' (sensed); they are
called di&&ha -- mangalik!, suta˚ & muta˚ respectively. The same group is more explicitly dealt with in the
Mangala -- sutta KhA 118 sq. (cp. Nd1 89); di&&hamangalika pañha "a question concerning visible omina" J
iv.73 (correct meaning given under di&&ha1, vol. ii.1561!), 390 (?). The Np. di&&ha -- mangalik! at J iv.376
sq.
Mangalya
Mangalya (nt.) [fr. mangala] auspiciousness, good luck, fortune Dhtp 24.