(p. 847) mahala a residence (রাজমহল); a house or building (রংমহল); the self-contained portion or annexe of a building (অন্দরমহল); a taluk or estate (খাসমহল); a society (মেয়েমহল). 19)

(p. 844) malidā a fine and soft woollen fabric; a shawl made of this fabric. 21)

(p. 874) muṣala a mallet, a club; a rammer; a pestle (esp. of a husking-tree which is operated in the seesaw manner or of a mortar). ̃ধারা n. torrential downpour. মুষলধারে বৃষ্টি পড়া to rain cats and dogs, to rain in torrents. 38)

(p. 852) mārabēla marble; a little hard ball (ori. made of marble) used by boys in play, a marble. মারবেল-পাহাড় n. a marble rock.

(p. 852) mātā1 mother. ̃পিতা n. pl. parents. ̃পিতৃহীন a. parentless, orphan. fem. ̃পিতৃহীনা । ̃মহ n. the father or an uncle of one's mother, a maternal grandfather. fem. ̃মহী the mother or an aunt of one's mother, a maternal grandmother. 57)

(p. 879) mēṣa (as masc.) the ram; (as neut.) the sheep; (astrol.) the Aries, the Ram. fem. মেষী the ewe. ̃তুল্য, ̃বত্ a. sheepish. ̃পাল n. a flock of sheep; a shepherd (fem.: a shepherdess). ̃পালক n. a shepherd. ̃পালন n. tending of sheep. ̃মাংস n. mutton. ̃শাবক n. a lamb, a yeanling. 53)

(p. 843) mardana trampling; thrashing; pounding; grinding; kneading; massaging; subduing. a. (used as a sfx.) trampling or subduing (আরতিমর্দন). মর্দন করা v. to trample; to thrash; to pound, to grind; to knead; to massage; to subdue. 21)

(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. 831) manakhōlā open-hearted, hearty, frank, above-board; outspoken. 60)

(p. 867) mila1 a manufactory, a factory, a mill. 7)

(p. 876) mūḍh় moving under an illusion; infatuated; stupid; ignorant; indiscreet; mentally obsessed. ̃তা n. ignorance; stupidity; bewilderment; indiscretion. 2)

(p. 872) mudita1 delighted, pleased. 46)

(p. 831) matkuṇa the bug. 20)

(p. 874) mudraka a printer. 2)

(p. 879) mēṭhō pertaining to a field; befitting an open field; unparliamentary or demagogic (মেঠো বক্তৃতা); rustic or boorish (মেঠো আচরণ). মেঠো পথ a path through an open field formed by frequent movement of people. মেঠো সুর a rural tune. 18)