(p. 852) māṭha a field, a maidan; a tract of agricultural land, land; a grazing ground, a pasture; an extensive open space (মাঠে মাঠে ঘোরা); a playing-field, a playground, a ground. মাঠে মারা যাওয়া (fig.) to be utterly lost or wasted. ̃ঘাট n. every place. 40)

(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. 864) māsānta the last day of a month or near about it. মাসান্তিক a. of or about the end of a month, that which happens at the end of a month. 23)

(p. 864) māsapaẏalā the first day of a month; calends. 17)

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

(p. 862) mārca the third month of the English calendar, March. 15)

(p. 843) martya the mortal world, the earth, the world (also মর্ত্যধাম, মর্ত্যভূমি, মর্ত্যলোক); man, mankind; a mortal, a human being. a. mortal. ̃লীলা n. one's activities whilst living upon the earth. 20)

(p. 863) mālaśā a small earthen basin. 12)

(p. 878) mṛṇāla a stalk of the lotus or water-lily; the white esculent root of the lotus. ̃নিন্দিত a. excelling even a lotus stalk in beauty or delicateness. ̃ভূজ n. an arm as delicate as a lotus-stalk. মৃণালিনী n. a clump of the lotus or water-lily; (loos.) the lotus or the water-lily. 2)

(p. 839) maẏāna ghee mixed with dough for leavening. ময়ান দেওয়া v. to leaven (ghee to). 50)

(p. 831) madhyōnnati (astr.) the meridian altitude. 55)

(p. 872) muḍ়ānō, muḍ়ōnō pollarded, lopped; shaven. v. to pollard or cause to pollard, to lop or cause to lop; to shave or cause to shave. 34)

(p. 865) miṭhēkaḍ়ā (of tobacco) moderately strong; (of words) suave yet cutting to the quick. 16)

(p. 867) mirāsa land held under hereditary title; the right of hereditary occupation. মিরাস-ইজারা n. lease or settlement of land to be enjoyed hereditarily. 6)

(p. 852) māra2 the Hindu god of love (cp. Eros, Cupid); and evil spirit who tried to tempt Buddha (cp. Satan); killing or slaying. 150)