noun
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the state of being economically or socially developed.
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good luck or chance; fortune.
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welfare; well being.
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happiness; joy; mirth.
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the propitious, auspicious condition.
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an auspicious ending of a chapter, book or a programme with a prayer to a god or with good wishes.
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a good omen.
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a rite performed at the commencment of an auspicious ceremony, praying for its uninterrupted performance.
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an auspicious occasion, as mariage.
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a social convention carried on by tradition and enforced by social disapproval of any violation; a custom.
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Kuja, the diety of one of the nine astrological planets.
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the planet Mars.
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the quarters, region assigned to army troops.
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a fortified place.
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a song or prayer requesting the grace of god to avoid hindrances and to bestow favour.
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a variety of horse.
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beauty; charm; attractiveness.
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a man whose work is cutting hair, shaving and trimming beards, etc.; a barber.
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a term used to mention indirectly an inauspicious, evil thing, event, etc.
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an auspicious ending of a programme, by waiving lamps before a deity, singing auspicious songs, etc.
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(pros.) a metrical verse having sixteen syllables in each of the four lines, arranged in five groups - first one having three single units, second one having one long followed by two short ones, third, fourth and fifth ones having two shorts ones with a long one in between, followed by a long unit.
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ಮಂಗಳಹಾಡು mangaḷa hāḍu to sing a song of good wishes or a song requesting a god to bestow welfare; 2. (fig.) to conclude; to bring to an end.