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

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

(p. 828) mi a ladder (usu. one made of bamboo and rope); a harrow. মই দেওয়া v. to harrow (a field). 3)

(p. 828) mu, mau honey. মউ-আলু n. sweet yam. ̃চাক, ̃মাছির চাক n. a honeycomb; a beehive. ̃মাছি n. the bee. মউমাছির রানি a queen-bee. ̃মাছি পালন n. bee-keeping, apiculture. ̃লোভী a. fond of honey. 4)

(p. 828) muḍ় a tiara made of sola. 5)

(p. 828) muni a churn, a churning-staff. 6)

(p. 828) makaddamā a lawsuit, a case, a process; an affair (বিয়েটা একদিনের মকদ্দমা); a dispute. মকদ্দমা আনা v. to bring a lawsuit (against); to proceed (against). মকদ্দমা করা v. to bring or file a lawsuit; to proceed (against); to conduct a case; to plead in a case; to try or judge a case; to enter into litigation. মকদ্দমা তোলা v. to bring up a case for trial. 7)

(p. 828) makamaka denoting: the croaking of the frog. n. the croak. মকমক করা v. to croak. 8)

(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. 828) makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower. 10)

(p. 828) makarīẏa of the Capricorn; of the tropic of Capricorn. মকরীয় শান্তবলয় (geog.) the calms of Capricorn. 11)

(p. 828) makaśō practice; practice by tracing; repeated practising মকশো করা v. to practise. 12)

(p. 828) makāi maize. 13)

(p. 828) makāna a house, a dwelling house. 14)

(p. 828) makuba, makupha remission; condonation; exemption. মুকুব করা v. to remit; to condone; to exempt. 16)

(p. 828) makkā maize. 17)

(p. 828) makkēla a client (of a pleader, barrister, attorney etc.) ̃হীন a. (of a legal practitioner) briefless. 18)

(p. 828) maktaba a Muslim primary school. 19)

(p. 828) makhamala velvet. মখমলি a. made of velvet; velvety (মখমলি আকাশ) 20)

(p. 828) magaja brains; intelligence; the intellect or the pate; memory. 23)

(p. 828) magaji ornamental border or hem (of a frock, shirt etc.). 24)

(p. 828) magaḍāla the topmost branch of a tree. 25)

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

(p. 828) maga1 a mug. 21)

(p. 828) maga2 a native of Arakan or Burma. মগের মুলুক Arakan; Burma; (fig.) a lawless country. 22)