(p. 830) majjana sinking or being drowned. 4)

(p. 886) mlēccha a non-Aryan tribe of ancient India; a member of this tribe; a Greek settler of India; (loos. but pop.) a non-Hindu; the ancient Mlechchhas (ম্লেচ্ছ). a. nonHindu or anti-Hindu; wicked, sinful, given to unscriptural practices. ̃দেশ n. the part of India inhabited by the ancient Mlechchhas (ম্লেচ্ছ). ম্লেচ্ছাচার n. the customs and practices of Mlechchhas (ম্লেচ্ছ); non-Hindu or unscriptural or evil customs and practices. ম্লেচ্ছাচারী a. adopting the customs and practices of Mlechchhas; given to non-Hindu or unscriptural or evil practices.

(p. 879) mēla2 union; unity; an assemblage, a gathering; mating (esp. of domestic animals); (loos.) the heredity of a family considered for matrimonial purposes. 44)

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

(p. 838) manōnīta selected; nominated; chosen. fem. মনোনীতা । মনোনীত করা same as মনোনয়ন করা । 16)

(p. 864) māhuta a keeper and driver of an elephant, a mahout. 31)

(p. 872) mukhi a sprout or eye of the arum. 9)

(p. 885) mauktika a pearl; nacre. 2)

(p. 846) maśalā spices; ingredients; materials (গল্পর মশলা); mortar (গাঁথনির মশলা). ̃দার a. spicy. মশলা মেশানো v. to mix spices or mortar. 4)

(p. 864) māśula duty, tax, customs; fare, freight; charge, price. 11)

(p. 838) manīṣā sharp intellect; genius; sagacity. মনীষী a. possessing sharp intellect; endowed with genius; sagacious. n. a man of sharp intellect; a man of genius; a sagacious man; a sage. 4)

(p. 851) māika, māikrōphōna a microphone, a mike. 16)

(p. 879) mēlānō2 (pron. ম্যালানো) to cause to open or spread out. 49)

(p. 852) mādaka intoxicating, inebriant (মাদক দ্রব্য). n. an intoxicant, an inebriant, a drug. মাদক গ্রহন বা সেবন করা v. to take drug esp. narcotics habitually, to drug; to drug oneself. ̃তা n. intoxicating property or power. ̃বর্জন n. abstention from drug-taking; prohibition. মাদকবর্জন করা v. to abstain from drug-taking. ̃সেবন n. drug-addiction. ̃সেবী a. addicted to drugs esp. narcotics. n. a drug-addict, a drug-fiend. 73)

(p. 852) māpa2 measure; dimension; measurement. মাপ নেওয়া v. to take measurements of, to measure. মাপে হওয়া v. to be of a particular measure or size, to measure; to fit in measurements. ̃কাঠি, ̃কাটি n. a measuring-rod; a measure; a standard. ̃জোখ, ̃জোক n. measurements; measurement; surveying. মাপজোখ করা v. to measure minutely; to survey. ̃দড়ি n. measuring rope or tape. ̃সই a. & adv. conforming to particular measurements. ˜ক a. measuring or weighing. n. a measure; a weigher. ̃ন n. measuring or weighing or sounding. ̃দণ্ড n. a measuring-rod. ̃যন্ত্র n. a weighing-machine. ̃রজ্জু n. a sounding-line, a plumb-line. মাপনী n. (geom.) a ruler, a scale. 135)