(p. 852) mādhurī, mādhurya sweetness; deliciousness; pleasantness; beauty; (rhet.) elegance of style. 84)

(p. 852) mābhaiḥ (used as int.) don't fear, be not afraid. a. expelling fear (মাভৈঃ বাণী). 139)

(p. 864) mālōpamā (rhet.) multiple similes stringed together. 8)

(p. 838) manōmatō to one's liking or choice, after one's own heart. 26)

(p. 831) madhyē in the middle, at the centre; in, into, within, inside; in between (ইতিমধ্যে); before the termination or commencement of, by (সপ্তাহমধ্যে, সন্ধ্যার মধ্যে); amidst, in the midst of, amongst or between. adv. some time back (মধ্যে একবার বলেছিলাম). মধ্যে মধ্যে. adv. from time to time, occasionally, now and then; few and far between; sparsely. 53)

(p. 839) mami a mummy (as of Egypt). 42)

(p. 847) mahīlatā an earthworm. 41)

(p. 830) maṭara2 pea. ̃কলাই (dial.) ̃কড়াই n. pea. ̃ডাল n. husked (ripened) peaseeds used as dal. ̃দানা n. a grain or seed of pea. a necklace or a girdle studded with small balls resembling seeds of pea. ̃মালা n. a necklace studded with small balls resembling peaseeds. ̃শাক n. pea-plant eaten as spinach. ̃শুটি n. a pea-pod, a peascod, a pease-cod, a pea-cod.

(p. 830) maṭakā a coarse variety of tusser; the topmost (and also central) part of the surface of a thatched roof (cp. loft); feigned sleep; a large earthen barrel or cask. মটকা মারা v. to close up or block the opening at the centre of a thatched roof; to pretend sleep, to pretend to be sleeping. 20)

(p. 839) maramiẏā trying to probe into the spirit of religion etc. disregarding forms; pertaining to the transcendental mysteries about God (মরমিয়া তত্ত্ব); mystic, mystical (মরমিয়া কবি). 62)

(p. 865) mita temperate; moderate; restricted; abstemious. 18)

(p. 879) mēdha a religious sacrifice, an oblation (অশ্বমেধ). 29)

(p. 872) mukhāpēkṣī dependent upon, hanging on. fem. মুখাপেক্ষিণী । মুখাপেক্ষী হওয়া v. to depend upon, to hang on. মুখাপেক্ষী ব্যক্তি a dependant, a hanger-on. মুখাপেক্ষিতা n. dependence, act of hanging on. 7)

(p. 852) mānanīẏa honourable; venerable; respectable. fem. মাননীয়া । মাননীয়েষু adv. to an honourable person (used as a polite mode of addressing a letter). fem. মাননীয়াসু ।. 103)

(p. 882) mōca a nib (of a pen); a point (of a pencil); a moustache. মোচে তা দেওয়া to twist moustache to make it curl. 8)