(p. 863) mālācandana garlands and sandal-paste with which an adorable or honourable person is received. মালাচন্দন দেওয়া v. to receive with garlands and sandal-paste; (fig.) to receive with honour. 21)

(p. 879) mērudaṇḍa the backbone, the spine, the vertebral column; (fig.) strength or firmness of character. ̃হীন a. having no backbone, spineless, invertebrate; (fig.) lacking in strength of character. মেরুদণ্ডহীন প্রাণীবর্গ n. pl. the Invertebrata. মেরুদণ্ডী a. having a backbone or spine, vertebrate. মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীবর্গ n. pl. the Vertebrata. 41)

(p. 864) māsakābāra close of a calendar month; (comm.) month-closing accounts. মাসকাবারি a. required at the close of a month; sufficient for a month; monthly. 15)

(p. 852) mājha the middle, the centre; the inside or interior; the midst or company (পুরুষের মাঝে); the bottom of one's heart (আমার মাঝে) a. middle, half (মাঝপথ). মাঝ থেকে from the middle or centre or inside or interior or midst; from the bottom of one's heart; being innocently or unnecessarily involved (তোমরা করলে চুরি আর মাঝ থেকে সে খেল মার). ̃খান same as মাঝ (n.) ̃খানে same as মাঝে । ̃দরিয়া n. mid-stream; mid-ocean, mid-sea. ̃নদী n. mid-river, mid-stream. ̃নদীতে adv. half way into the river. মাঝে adv. meanwhile, in the meantime. মাঝেমধ্যে, মাঝেমাঝে adv. off and on, from time to time, at times. 28)

(p. 831) mani-arḍāra a money-order. মনি-অর্ডার করা v. to send by money order. মনিঅর্ডারযোগে, মনি-অর্ডার করে adv. by money-order. 78)

(p. 885) maurya the Maurya dynasty. 15)

(p. 872) mutasuddi a deputy or agent; a commercial agent, a banian. 41)

(p. 829) majā2 pleasure; enjoyment; comfort and luxury (মজায় থাকা); sport, frolic; fun; banter, joke; a funny or pleasant affair or object. মজা করা v. to make fun (of); to make a song of; to pull one's leg; to indulge in pleasures and frolics. মজা টের পাওয়া v. to feel the weight or brunt of adventure or danger or difficulty; to feel the pinch of; to feel the evil consequences; to be punished, to have to kiss the rod. মজা টের পাওয়ানো, মজা দেখানো v. to drag one into a danger or trouble as a punishment; to punish; to teach one a lesson; to make one feel the evil consequences of. মজা দেখা v. to take delight in other's trouble; to view other's trouble with secret joy. মজা মারা, মজা লোটা v. to enjoy; to indulge in pleasures and frolics; to enjoy undue benefit from something; to live amidst pleasure and luxury. মজার গল্প a funny or amusing story. 9)

(p. 863) mālabhūmi plateau, a table-land. 11)

(p. 852) māta1 thoroughly maddened or overwhelmed (নেশায় মাত) or charmed or captivated (গানে মাত, আসর মাত) or replete or pervaded (গন্ধে মাত). মাত করা. v. to madden or overwhelm or charm or captivate or replete or pervade thoroughly. 48)

(p. 828) magarā proud; haughty; audacious; cunning. মগরামি n. haughtiness, audacity; cunning. 26)

(p. 874) muhyamāna stunned; stupefied; benumbed; extremely afflicted (শোকে মুহ্যমান) । 51)

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

(p. 882) mōcā a cone of the banana. মোচাকার a. conical. 11)

(p. 852) mānamaẏī fem. huffy; touchy. 109)