(p. 866) mitra a friend; a boon companion; an ally; the sun. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. friendship; boon companionship; alliance. ̃দ্রোহ n. hostility or treachery to one's friend or ally or party. ̃দ্রোহী a. hostile or treacherous to one's friend or ally or party. fem. ̃দ্রোহিণী । ̃ভেদ n. estrangement of friends of allies, (chiefly pol.) disintegration of a party. ̃লাভ n. act or an instance of obtaining a new friend. 6)

(p. 831) madhyābashā mediocrity; the middle or middling state. 52)

(p. 829) majādāra funny; amusing; delicious, palatable (মজাদার খাবার). 10)

(p. 838) manōnibēśa (earnest) application of the mind; (close) attention. মনোনিবেশ করা v. to apply one's mind (earnestly or closely) to; to pay close attention to; to employ oneself intently or diligently in. 15)

(p. 886) myāpa an atlas; a map. ম্যাপ দেখা v. to read a map. ম্যাপ রচনা করা v. to draw a map. 12)

(p. 885) mauli a crown, diadem; the head or forehead; hair done in a bun on the crown of the head. 19)

(p. 876) mūrdhā the head. মূর্ধাভিষিক্ত a. enthroned by being sprinkled with holy water on one's head. 12)

(p. 852) mādhyamika of the second stage or standard; middling; secondary. মাধ্যমিক শিক্ষা secondary education. 88)

(p. 872) muci1 a crucible; a tiny saucer-shaped earthen vessel; a green coconut (recently grown) within which there is no water and no kernel). 23)

(p. 831) maṇi a precious stone, a jewel, a gem; (fig.) a precious object or treasure (খোকামণি); (fig.) a glorious person (রঘুমণি). ̃ক n. (geog.) mineral. ̃কাঞ্চন n. a jewel and gold; (fig.) combination or union of two very precious things. ̃কাঞ্চনযোগ n. an excellent union: (astrol.) a very auspicious conjunction of stars. ̃কার n. a jeweller, a lapidary. ̃কোঠা n. a room the floor and walls of which are set with gems. ̃খচিত a. inlaid with jewels. ̃বন্ধ n. the wrist. ̃ভান্ডার n. a jewel-house, (cp.) treasure-house or treasure-trove. ̃মন্ডিত a. set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃ময় full of gems; made of gems; set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃মানিক্য same as ̃রত্ন । ̃মালা n. a necklace set with gems. ̃রত্ন n. pl. gems and jewels, jewellery. ̃হার same as ̃মালা । ̃হারা ফণী (fig.) one who is fretfully aggrieved on account of losing one's most precious treasure or beloved person. 10)

(p. 852) mātrā amount, measure, degree (শীতের মাত্রা); a dose (ওষুধের মাত্রা); limit (মাত্রাহীন লোভ); a horizontal straight line put over the consonants and some vowels of the Bengali alphabet; either of the measures long and short into which the letters of the alphabet are grouped; (pros.) a unit for measuring syllables (esp. in Sanskrit verses); a unit of division in Indian musical measure; (math.) dimension; (phys.) mass; (phys.) a unit of measure. মাত্রা ছাড়ানো v. to go beyond the limit of (decency etc.) ̃জ্ঞান, ̃বোধ n. sense of proportion. ̃তত্ত্ব n. (med.) posology. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of metrical measure depending on differentiating alphabetical letters into long and short. ̃হীন a. limitless, boundless. 65)

(p. 879) mēlā3 to open (চোখ মেলা); to spread out (রোদে কাপড় মেলা). 47)

(p. 882) mōkṣa (theol.) release from the world or from the influence of nature, eternal emancipation, final beatitude, nirvana, salvation of the soul; rescue; death; release (গ্রহণমোক্ষ). ̃ণ n. freeing or rescuing or releasing or discharging, emancipation from bondage, redemption, bleeding or letting or shedding or removing or wiping. মোক্ষণ করা v. to free, to rescue, to release; to discharge; to bleed, to let blood; to shed; to remove; to wipe. ̃দ a. giving final beatitude or salvation of the soul, redeeming the soul. fem. ̃দা, ̃দাতা a. same as মোক্ষদ । n. a giver of eternal emancipation, a redeemer of the soul. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দায়ক same as মোক্ষদ । fem. ̃দায়িকা, ̃দায়িনী । ̃ধাম n. the abode of the blessed dead, heaven, (cp.) Elysium. মোক্ষলাভ করা v. to attain eternal salvation or bliss. 5)

(p. 851) mahōdadhi an ocean; a (great) sea. 7)

(p. 862) mārkasabāda Marxism, the theory of Karl Marx. 9)