(p. 878) mṛt earth, clay. ̃কাণ্ডজ n. (bot.) a radical leaf. মৃত্ক্ষয় রোধ n. prevention of soil erosion. ̃পাত্র n. an earthen pot or vessel, an earthenware. ̃পিণ্ড n. a lump of clay or earth, a clod of earth. ̃শিল্প n. the potter's art, pottery; clay-modelling. ̃সংরক্ষণ n. soil-conservation. 4)

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

(p. 846) masūrikā, masūrī small-pox, variola. 17)

(p. 852) māku a shuttle (of weavers). 3)

(p. 847) mahanīẏa worshipful, adorable; venerable; honourable. 11)

(p. 852) mātula a mother's brother or cousinbrother, a maternal uncle. fem. মাতুলানী, মাতুলী the wife of a maternal uncle. মাতুলালয় n. the home or residence of a maternal uncle. 63)

(p. 876) mūlībhūta causing origination; lying at the root; serving as the first or primary cause. 19)

(p. 864) māsatutō descended from a sister or a cousin-sister of one's mother or mother-in-law, avuncular, cousinly. মাসতুতো ভাই, মাসতুতো বোন a cousin. 16)

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

(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. 876) mūrchita fainted, swooned. মূর্ছিত হওয়া v. to faint, to swoon. 7)

(p. 885) maulānā (Mus.) a Mohammedan scholar or teacher or an order higher than that of maulabis মৌলবি । 18)

(p. 874) muraja an instrument of percussion resembling a tom tom. 23)

(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. 867) mukta having attained salvation, freed from earthly bondage or ties or attachments (মুক্ত পুরুষ); dispassionate, unaffected, unprejudiced, free (মুক্ত মন); liberal, bountiful; released, freed (কারামুক্ত); extricated (বিপদমুক্ত); acquitted, freed, discharged (দায়মুক্ত); loosened (বন্ধনমুক্ত); cured of, recovered from (রোগমুক্ত); unbolted (মুক্তদ্বার); unobstructed, open, free (মুক্তধারা, মুক্তবায়ু); unrestricted; untied, unfastened, bare (মুক্তকৃপাণ); delivered from or of (গর্ভমুক্ত); rescued; liberated; relieved of (ভয়মুক্ত); removed, cleared. মুক্ত করা v. to give salvation, to free from earthly bondage; to free (from); to release; to extricate; to acquit; to discharge; to loosen; to cure of; to open, to unbolt; to free from obstacles or restrictions; to untie, to unfasten; to unsheathe; to deliver from or of; to rescue; to liberate; to relieve (of); (loos.) to remove, to clear. ̃কচ্ছ a. one with the portion of the loincloth hanging loose instead of remaining tucked at the back of the waist between one's legs; (fig.) hurrying excessively and ludicrously, (cp.) having the tail between the legs. ̃কন্ঠে adv. in a loud voice; speaking freely or unhesitatingly. ̃কেশী a. fem. having one's hair hanging loose. n. Goddess Kali (কালী). মুক্ত ছন্দ (pros.) free verse. মুক্ত নগরী an undefended or open city; liberated city. ̃পুরুষ n. (loos.) a man freed from obstacles or hindrances. মুক্ত বন্দর a free port. ̃বেণি a. having hair not tied up in a chignon. n. the confluence of Tribeni (ত্রিবেণি) at Allahabad. ̃হস্ত a. open-handed; munificent, generous. ̃হস্তে adv. in an open-handed manner, liberally. 40)