(p. 844) malamāsa (Hindu astr.) an intercalary month; (astrol.) an inauspicious month for marriage, etc. 15)

(p. 839) mandākrāntā a metre of Sanskrit poetry. 28)

(p. 876) mūla a root; an esculent root, a bulbous plant, a bulb; beginning; origin; a cause or source of origin; (of money) capital or principal (সুদেমূলে); foundation, base, basis (অমূলক); the basal or embedded part of anything, the foot (বৃক্ষমূল); (math.) a factor of a quantity, root. a. first, original; fundamental; basic; primary; principal; chief, main; real; (of invested money etc.) capital or principal. অবরোহ মূল (bot.) a hanging root. অস্হানিক মূল (bot.) an adventitious root. প্রধান মূল, মুখ্য মূল (bot.) a tap root. মূল উপাদান an essential element. মূল একক a fundamental unit. -মূলক sfx. caused by, originating from (ভ্রান্তিমূলক বিশ্বাস); (inc.) causing or exhibiting (দুঃখমূলক ব্যাপার). ̃কর্ম n. the original or principal work. ̃কারণ n. the first or primary or original cause; the rootcause; the real cause. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the principal centre; headquarters; (comm.) the head office; (geom.) the radical centre. ̃গত a. basic, fundamental; radical. মূল গায়েন the leading singer of a chorus. ̃গ্রন্হ n. the original text or manuscript, (cp.) the source-book. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন same as মূলোচ্ছেদ । ̃জ a. originating from the root, radical. মূলজ প্রেষ n. (bot.) the root-pressure. ̃জীবী n. (bot.) a root-parasite. ̃ত same as মূলে । ̃তত্ত্ব n. the first or primary principle; the basic or fundamental truth. ̃ত্র n. (bot.) a root-cap. ̃দ a. (alg.) rational. n. (alg.) a rational quantity, a rational. ̃ধন n. capital or principal (invested). ̃ধর্ম n. the fundamental properties. ̃নীতি n. the fundamental or basic or primary principle. ̃প্রকৃতি n. the original or elemental nature; (theol.) same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃ভিত্তি n. the foundation, the groundwork; inauguration; the primary or principal ground or basis. ̃মন্ত্র n. an esoteric word or words uttered inwardly at prayer; the guiding principle; firm resolve (জীবনের মূলমন্ত্র). ̃রশ্মি n. (phys.) a direct ray. ̃রোম n. (bot.) a root-hair. ̃শিকড় (chiefly bot.) the main root. ̃সূত্র n. the fundamental rule or principle. মূলে adv. at the root or base; in the beginning, originally; primarily; basically, fundamentally; at all. মূলে ভুল করা to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. 14)

(p. 863) mālābadala exchange of garlands or necklaces (as done by the couple at a wedding); marriage; marriage of Vaishnavas (which demands no other ceremony than the exchange of basilnecklaces by the couple). মালাবদল করা v. to exchange garlands or necklaces; to marry; to marry in the Vaishnava way. 22)

(p. 882) mōracā, mōrcā a combination or coalition of different parties or groups; an alliance. 34)

(p. 882) mōṭa1 a total, an aggregate, a sum total. a. total, aggregate; principal, chief, essential. মোট কথা the sum and substance, the long and the short of it. মোট দেওয়া v. to add up, to total. মোটের উপর on the whole; generally, on an average. 13)

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

(p. 872) muḍ়i2 the severed head of a goat, fish etc,; a counterfoil (চেকমুড়ি). মুড়িঘন্ট n. a highly seasoned dish prepared with the head of fish or of a goat, sheep, etc. 36)

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

(p. 831) manḍapa a roofed or otherwise covered terrace or place usu. with four sides open; a pavilion. 14)

(p. 874) muśakila a difficulty, a trouble, a fix; a hitch, a rub. মুশকিল বেধেছে there is a difficulty or trouble or fix or hitch. মুশকিলে পড়া v. to run into a difficulty or trouble or fix. মুশকিল আসান removal of difficulty or trouble. 35)

(p. 838) manuja man; a man. মনুজেন্দ্র n. a king, a monarch. 6)

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

(p. 851) māiphēla a party revelling in music and dance. 20)

(p. 852) māra3 beating or striking or thrashing or flogging. মার খাওয়া v. to be beaten up or flogged. মার দেওয়া a. to beat, to flog. ̃কাট n. fighting and bloodshed; tumultuous brawl or affray; feverish haste and fuss; higgling. adv. & a. at best. ˜কুটে a. given to beating on slightest pretext. ̃খেকো a. one who is often flogged. ̃ধর n. beating or flogging; beating and arresting (as by the police). ̃পিট n. mutual fighting; fray; an affray, a riot; beating or flogging (esp. excessive). ̃মার কাটকাট n. same as কাট । a. tumultuous, noisily violent, turbulent. ̃মুখো a. about to strike or hurt; aggressive; frightening, threatening, menacing. fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মূর্তি a. about to strike or hurt; having an aggressive or menacing appearance. n. aggressive or menacing appearance. 151)