(p. 879) mēkhalā an ornamental girdle; (rare) a sword-guard or sword-belt. 7)

(p. 882) mōḍ়ka a packet; a tiny packet containing a dose of medicine; a carton, a paper cover. 19)

(p. 878) mṛta dead, deceased, defunct; lifeless; inanimate. ̃কল্প, ̃প্রায়, ̃বত্ a. almost or nearly dead, dying, moribund. ̃দার a. masc. one whose wife is dead. মৃতদার ব্যক্তি a widower. ̃দেহ n. a dead body; corpse (of a human being); carcass (of an animal). ̃বত্সা a fem. (usually) giving birth to still-born babies. ̃সঞ্জীবনী a. capable of bringing back the dead to life. n. anything (esp. a medicine) capable of bringing back the dead to life. মৃতাশৌচ n. personal impurity caused by the death of a blood-relation. 3)

(p. 838) manuṣya man; mankind, humankind; a human being; a man. fem. মনুষী womankind; a woman. ̃কন্ঠ n. the human voice. ̃কৃত a. made or done by man; man-made. ̃চরিত্র n. the human character; (rare) a biography. ̃জন্ম n. birth as a human creature; the human life. ̃ত্ব n. humanness, humanity. মনুষ্যত্বপূর্ণ a. full of humaneness or humanity, humane. মনুষ্যত্বহীন a. devoid of humanity or human quality; inhuman; barbarous. ̃ধর্ম n. the moral and social duties of man; the religion of man; humanity. ̃বর্জিত a. man-forsaken; uninhabited; desolate. ̃বসতি n. a human habitation. ̃মূর্তি n. a figure of a man; a human being; a statue. ̃হীন a. desolate, not inhabited by man. মনুষ্যাবাস n. a human habitation; a human settlement; a town, a city, a village; a dwelling-house. মনুষ্যেতর a. belonging to a lower species than the human being; of a lower order, lower (মনুষ্যেতর প্রাণী). মনুষ্যোচিত a. befitting or becoming a man; humane. 7)

(p. 839) manōyōga attention; heed; intentness. মনোযোগ দেওয়া v. to pay attention to; to pay heed to; to apply one's mind or oneself intently to. ̃হীন a. inattentive; heedless. ̃হীনতা n. inattention; inattentiveness; heedlessness. মনোযোগী a. attentive; heedful; intent. মনোযোগিতা n. attentiveness; attention. 5)

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

(p. 844) mallikā a variety of jasmine. 25)

(p. 839) manda slow; slow-moving, gentle; sluggish; slack; dim; bad, evil; wicked, vile; inferior; unfavourable, adverse; ill, impaired; indisposed (শরীরটা আজ মন্দ); indigent, poor (মন্দ অবস্হার লোক); impoverished; deteriorated (কারবার মন্দ); harsh, rude; scanty, small, poor (বেতন বড়ো মন্দ); small in number or quantity or degree (বয়স মন্দ নয়); ugly; dull, weak. n. harm, injury. মন্দ করা v. to do harm to, to cause injury to. মন্দ আচরণ misbehaviour, misconduct; illtreatment. মন্দ কথা reproachful words; harsh or rude words; abusive or filthy language; an obscene word; a calumny; bad report. মন্দ কাজ a wicked deed; a misdeed; a disgraceful act. ̃গতি a. slow-moving; slow. n. slowness. ̃গমন, ̃গামী same as ̃গতি । fem. ̃গমনা, ̃গামিনী । মন্দ চালচলন evil ways. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. slowness; slow motion; sluggishness; dimness; badness; wickedness, vileness; inferiority; unfavourableness, adverseness; illness, impaired state; indisposition; indigence, poverty; impoverishment; deterioration; harshness, rudeness; scantiness, smallness in number or quantity or degree; ugliness; dullness; weakness. ̃ন n. (mech.) retardation. মন্দ নয় not bad, moderate; (sarcas.) fine, nice. মন্দ ফল bad result; evil consequence. ̃বায়ু same as মন্দানিল । ̃বুদ্ধি a. having evil or foul design; wicked, vile, ill-natured; dull-headed. মন্দ ব্যবহার same as মন্দ আচরণ । ̃ভাগ, ̃ভাগ্য a. ill-fated, unfortunate, unlucky. fem. ̃ভাগা, ̃ভাগ্যা, (loos.) ̃ভাগিনী । ̃মতি same as ̃বুদ্ধি । মন্দ মন্দ adv. slowly, gently. মন্দ সময় bad times, hard times. ̃সমীরণ same as মন্দানিল । ̃স্রোত n. slow current. ̃হাস্য n. a gentle laugh, a smile. ̃হিল্লোল n. gentle waves. মন্দের ভালো rather tolerable in the midst of a world of evils; not bad. 24)

(p. 863) mālāi film or cream of milk. 17)

(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. 852) mātaṅga the elephant. fem. মাতঙ্গী (loos.) মাতঙ্গিনী the female elephant; (myth.) one of the ten manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 51)

(p. 831) matkuṇa the bug. 20)

(p. 831) manapabana (dial.) secret inclinations and intentions, one's mind. মনপবনের দাঁড় (in folk-tales) an oar by means of which a boat can be driven at any speed and in any directions as one desires. 64)

(p. 830) mañjura sanctioned, approved, granted; permitted; accepted, admitted (আপিল মঞ্জুর হওয়া). মঞ্জুর করা v. to sanction, to approve; to grant; to permit; to accept, to admit. 16)

(p. 839) manōrañjana entertainment of the mind; diversion, recreation; act of pleasing; adulation. মনোরঞ্জন করা v. to entertain the mind of; to divert, to recreate, to amuse; to please; to adulate; to humour. মনোরঞ্জনী a. fem. providing mental entertainment; diverting, recreating, amusing; pleasing; pleasant; adulatory. 7)