Gender Masculine & Feminine
Scripts मङ्गल, मङ्गला(Sanskrit) मंगला(Hindi, Marathi) মঙ্গলা(Bengali) ಮಂಗಳಾ(Kannada) మంగళ(Telugu) මංගල(Sinhala)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɐŋ.ɡɐ.l̪ɐ/(Sanskrit) /ˈmɐŋ.ɡɐ.l̪ɑː/(Sanskrit) /ˈmʌŋ.ɡɘ.lɘ/(Sinhalese) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the Sanskrit masculine form मङ्गल and the feminine form मङ्गला. The masculine form refers to the Hindu god of anger, aggression and war who personifies the planet Mars, while the feminine form is used as another name for the goddess Parvati. In Buddhist tradition this is also the name of the buddha directly preceding Siddhartha Gautama.