(p. 852) mātabbara a leader, a headman; a distinguished or influential man, a man of position. a. leading, distinguished, influential. মাতব্বরি n. (dero.) bossing; posing as a distinguished or influential or important man. 53)

(p. 851) mākaḍ়, mākaḍ়sā the spider; an arachnid. মাকড়সার জাল a spider-web, a cobweb; gossamer. 26)

(p. 852) māggi exorbitantly high in price, dear. ̃গণ্ডা n. dearness and scarcity. ̃গণ্ডার দিন বা বাজার days of high price and scarcity. ̃ভাতা n. dearness allowance. 14)

(p. 838) manōja born in the mind; born of the mind n. the god of Love (who dwells in the mind); Cupid. 11)

(p. 831) matsara envy, malice, spite; malevolence. a. envious, malicious, spiteful; malevolent; base, mean. 24)

(p. 885) maulika pertaining to or originating from the root, radical; primitive, aboriginal; fundamental, basic, primary (মৌলিক নীতি বা শিক্ষা); prime (মৌলিক সংখ্যা); original (মৌলিক রচনা বা চিন্তা); (sc.) elementary; a Hindu surname. মৌলিক পদার্থ (sc.) an element. মৌলিক সংখ্যা (math.) a prime number. ̃তা n. originality. 20)

(p. 830) majhu (poet. & obs.) my. 7)

(p. 863) mālā3 a necklace; a chaplet or circlet; a garland; a string (জপমালা); a series, a row, a line (ঊর্মিমালা, পর্বতমালা). মালা গাঁথা v. to form into a wreath, to wreathe. মালা জপা v. to tell one's beads. 16)

(p. 838) manīṣā sharp intellect; genius; sagacity. মনীষী a. possessing sharp intellect; endowed with genius; sagacious. n. a man of sharp intellect; a man of genius; a sagacious man; a sage. 4)

(p. 831) madhyama middle; second in order of seniority or age (মধ্যমভ্রাতা = the second brother; মধ্যমপুত্র = the second son); (rare) intermediate, medial; middling, mediocre, moderate. n. the waist (সুমধ্যমা); (mus.) the major fourth of the C-scale. ̃পন্হা n. the middle course; (pol.) moderateness, moderatism. ̃পন্হী a. following the middle course; (pol.) moderate. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. fem. ̃বয়স্কা । মধ্যমা n. the middle finger; (geom.) a median. a. fem. second in order of seniority or age. মধ্যমাঙ্গুলি n. the middle finger. 49)

(p. 830) maṭara2 pea. ̃কলাই (dial.) ̃কড়াই n. pea. ̃ডাল n. husked (ripened) peaseeds used as dal. ̃দানা n. a grain or seed of pea. a necklace or a girdle studded with small balls resembling seeds of pea. ̃মালা n. a necklace studded with small balls resembling peaseeds. ̃শাক n. pea-plant eaten as spinach. ̃শুটি n. a pea-pod, a peascod, a pease-cod, a pea-cod.

(p. 839) mantribara (in courtesy) a great minister, (cp.) the hon'ble minister. 18)

(p. 839) mantritba office of a minister or a counsellor of state, ministry. 16)

(p. 885) mauja pleasant stupor caused by drugging. besottedness (আফিমের মৌজ); comfort, ease; pleasure, relish. মৌজ করা v. to drug oneself to enjoy a pleasant stupor; to sit or lie comfortably or at ease; to relax খাওয়ার পর মৌজ করা; to do something with relish (মৌজ করে খাওয়া). মৌজ করে বসা v. to sit easy or cosily or comfortably, (cp.) to be at home. 5)

(p. 879) mēdhā intellect; power of remembrance, (good) memory. ̃বী a. intelligent; gifted; endowed with a good memory or parts. fem. ̃বিনী । 30)