(p. 882) mōllā (Mus.) a Muslim theologian or priest or teacher, a mullah, a mollah. ̃গিরি n. the profession or office of a mullah. ̃তন্ত্র n. government by or predominantly influenced by mullahs (cp. mollahcracy). মোল্লার দৌড় মসজিদ পর্যন্ত (dero.) one with restricted knowledge cannot go beyond the range of one's learning, a churchman becomes a fish out of water outside the church, the utmost reach of one's tether. 38)

(p. 872) mucaḍ়ānō to contort; to wring, to twist, to wriggle; to wrench. 21)

(p. 864) māhēndrakṣaṇa (astrol.) the most auspicious conjunction of stars for commencing any work. 32)

(p. 846) masi, masī ink; soot; a dark stain or spot. ̃কার n. one who inks, an inker, (loos.) an inkman. ̃কৃষ্ণ a. black as ink or soot, deep black. ̃চিহ্নিত a. marked with ink; having a dark stain or spot. ̃তুল্য, ̃বত্ a. inky, black as ink; very black. ̃নিন্দিত a. even blacker than ink or soot. ̃ময় a. sooty, smudgy; smudged; inky; very black; extremely dark. ̃মাখা, ̃লিপ্ত a. smeared with ink or soot; very black or dark. ̃লাঞ্ছিত same as ̃নিন্দিত । 13)

(p. 882) mōnā the pestle of a foot-driven husking-tree. 30)

(p. 867) mukhara garrulous, talkative, long-tongued; acrimonious in speech, mouthy, sharp-tongued; shrewish, quarrelsome; noisy (মুখর নূপুর); resounded or resounding or reverberating; loud; voluble; clamorous. মুখরা a. fem. clamorous, loud-tongued, shrewish. n. a termagant, a vixen. মুখরিত a. resounded; resounding; giving out a noise, full of noise. 45)

(p. 862) mārātmaka deadly; fatal; terrific; unappeasable, incapable of being assuaged (মারাত্মক শোক). 4)

(p. 839) manmatha (myth.) the Hindu god of love (cp. Cupid, Eros). ̃শরাহত a. wounded with the shafts of love; love-sick. 38)

(p. 852) māna4, mānakacu the arum. 95)

(p. 831) manḍa gruel; starch; pulp; paste. 12)

(p. 852) mānasī conceived by the mind, fancied (মানসী প্রতিমা). n. fem. a woman or sweet-heart of one's fancy (কবি মানসী). 115)

(p. 852) mācharāṅā the kingfisher. 20)

(p. 838) manōbala strength of mind; moral courage; self-confidence. 18)

(p. 879) mēlā1 great in number or quantity or expanse; numerous or abundant or extensive. 45)

(p. 879) mēthara a cleanser of filth and nightsoil; a scavenger, a sweeper. fem. মেথরানি । ̃গিরি n. the profession of the aforesaid cleanser or sweeper; scavenging. 23)