Maṅgalika (adjective) (—°) [from maṅgala] 1. one who is feasting in, one whose auspices are such and such; fond of; only in kotūhala° fond of excitement Ja I 372; Miln 94 (apagata°, without passion for excitement). 2. superstitious, looking out for lucky signs Vin II 129 (gihī), 140 (the same). At Ja IV 72, 73; three sets of people are exemplified, who believe in omens as either diṭṭhaṃ (seen) or sutaṃ (heard) or mutaṃ (sensed); they are called diṭṭha-maṅgalikā, suta-maṅgalikā and muta-maṅgalikā respectively. The same group is more explicitly dealt with in the Maṅgala-sutta Pj I 118 f. (cf. Nidd I 89); diṭṭha-maṅgalika pañha "a question concerning visible omens" Ja IV 73 (correct meaning given under diṭṭha 1 ) 390 (?). The proper name Diṭṭha-maṅgalikā at Ja IV 376 f.
(adj, adj, in comps, from maṅgala) superstitious; believing in what is auspicious Construction: √maṅg + ala + ika maṅgala + ika