(p. 844) maśaka2 the mosquito. ̃দংশন n. mosquito-bite. ̃সংকুল a. mosquito-infested. 27)

(p. 828) makara a mythological aquatic animal; (astrol.) the Capricorn. ̃কেতন ̃কেতু n. the Hindu God of love whose flag bears the symbol of the mythological makar (মকর). ̃ক্রান্তি n. the winter solstice. ক্রান্তিবৃত্ত n. the tropic of Capricorn. ̃ধ্বজ n. a medicinal sublimate of mercury, sulphur and gold. ̃বাহিনী a. fem. riding on the mythological makar (মকর). n. Goddess Ganga (গঙ্গা). ̃মন্ডল n. the tropic of Capricorn. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Capricorn. ̃সংক্রান্তি n. (astr.) the transition of the sun from the Sagittarius to the Capricornus; (pop.) the winter solstice. 9)

(p. 863) mālā2 a coconut-shell; a coconut-shell cut into the shape of a tumbler. 15)

(p. 867) mukhaṭi2 a lid, a cap, a cork, a stopper (as of a bottle etc.). 44)

(p. 872) muḍ়i3 a folded edge or hem of cloth etc.; covering or wrapping. মুড়ি দেওয়া v. to hem; to cover or wrap oneself (কাঁথা মুড়ি দেওয়া). মুড়ি-সেলাই n. a hemstitch, a hem. মুড়ি-সেলাই দেওয়া বা করা v. to hem-stitch, to hem. 37)

(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. 828) ma-kāra a word beginning with ম । পঞ্চ ম- কার see পঞ্চ । 15)

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

(p. 879) mēśāmiśi close association; free mixing; intimacy; familiarity; social communication. 51)

(p. 828) m the twenty-fifth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 852) mācā, mācāna a platform, a dais; a shelf; a scaffold; a stage; a shooting-platform usu. up a tree, a machan. 18)

(p. 864) mālumakāṭha a mast (of a ship). 7)

(p. 852) māḍh়ī (anat.) the gum. মাঢ়ীর দাঁত a cheek-tooth, a molar tooth. 45)

(p. 872) muḍ়ā2, mōḍ়ā to cover, to wrap; to enclose (খামে চিঠি মোড়া); to fold (বিছানা মোড়া); to double up (হাঁটু মুড়ে বসা); to contort or twist or bend (দেহ মোড়া); to ravel in, to wind round (আঙ্গুলে সুতো মোড়া). 32)

(p. 852) mānāna fittingness; becomingness; propriety; decorousness, decorum; beauty. a. fitting; becoming; decorous. 119)