(p. 882) mōcana releasing or loosening or opening or removing or dispelling or discharging or shooting (শরমোচন) or shedding (পত্রমোচন, অশ্রুমোচন) or (loos.) wiping. মোচন করা v. to set free, to release, to loosen, to unloose; to open, to remove; to dispel; to discharge or shoot; to shed; (loos.) to wipe. মোচননিযুক্তক n. a clearing agent. 10)

(p. 876) mūlōcchēda karā, mūlōtpāṭana extirpation, eradication; (fig.) complete destruction. মূলোচ্ছেদ করা, মূলোত্পাটন করা v. to uproot, to root out, to extirpate, to eradicate; (fig.) to pay for; to destroy completely or thoroughly. 20)

(p. 839) mantrī a counsellor of state, a minister, a cabinet-member; an advisor, a counsellor; (dero.) an instigator. উপমন্ত্রী n. a deputy minister. প্রধানমন্ত্রী n. a prime minister. মুখ্যমন্ত্রী n. a chief minister. রাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী n. a minister of state. 19)

(p. 863) mālakōśa, mālakōṣa Malkosh; an Indian musical mode. 6)

(p. 847) maharlōka (myth.) fourth amongst the seven heavens. 18)

(p. 844) malamala a fine cotton fabric. 14)

(p. 838) manōbhāra the burden of one's mind, heaviness of one's heart (that is, grief, huff etc.); mental distress. 25)

(p. 872) mucukunda a variety of champak flowers. 25)

(p. 863) mālañca a flower-garden. 8)

(p. 830) mañjīra an anklet with small jingling bells. 14)

(p. 882) mōlākāta an interview, a meeting. মোলাকাত করা v. to meet, to pay one a visit. 36)

(p. 862) mārāṭhi a Marathi, a Maharashtrian; the Marathi language. a. Marathi; of Maratha or Maharashtra. 3)

(p. 866) miẏā, miẏāsāhēba (Mus.) an appellation of courtesy affixed to the name of a man, (cp.) Mr, Sir.

(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. 885) mauna abstention from speech; reticence. a. (inc. but pop.) same as মৌনী । মৌন ত্যাগ করা, মৌন ভঙ্গ করা v. to break silence (esp. after the completion of a vow of abstaining from speech). ̃ব্রত n. a vow of abstaining from speech. ̃ব্রতী a. abstaining from speech under a vow. ̃ভাব n. reticence, silence. মৌনভাব ধারণ করা v. to keep silent. ̃সম্মতি n. silent assent; tacit assent or consent; consent implied by silence. ̃স্বভাব a. habitually reserved in speech, typically parsimonious in speaking, taciturn. মৌনাবলম্বন করা v. to undertake a vow of abstaining from speech; to keep silent. মৌনী a. abstaining from speech under a vow; silent, reticent; speechless or dumbfounded (বিস্ময়ে মৌনী); mute (মৌনী প্রকৃতি). 9)