(p. 831) madhyābashā mediocrity; the middle or middling state. 52)

(p. 882) mōddā chief, main, gross. adv. on the whole, after all, in short (মোদ্দা যাওয়া চাই ।) con. but (যাই করা, মোদ্দা চাকরি ছেড়ো না) । মোদ্দা কথা the long and the short (of it), the sum and substance; the chief thing. 29)

(p. 831) manḍa gruel; starch; pulp; paste. 12)

(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. 863) mālā1 a fisherman by caste. 14)

(p. 885) maurusi ancestral, hereditary; enjoyable (মৌরুসি সম্পত্তি) or settled hereditarily (মৌরুসি পাট্টা). মৌরুসি স্বত্ব hereditary right. 13)

(p. 863) mālabhūmi plateau, a table-land. 11)

(p. 852) mākunda one who, though of age, has not yet grown one's beard. 4)

(p. 852) māganā obtained by begging. a. & adv. cost-free, free, gratis (মাগনা জিনিস, মাগনা খাটা). 10)

(p. 847) mahaḍ়ā the front; a position at the front or in the front-line; (fig.) lead (কাজের মহড়া); rehearsal (অভিনয়ের মহড়া). মহড়া দেওয়া v. to rehearse (a dramatic performance). মহড়া নেওয়া v. to take position in the front and resist or repulse the advance party of the enemy forces; to confront, to face defiantly; to resist or repulse; to bear the brunt (of). 6)

(p. 852) māphika like; conforming to (রুচিমাফিক). 138)

(p. 852) māthi the pith within the stem of the cocount-tree, date-tree etc. 71)

(p. 882) mōhara an obsolete gold coin of India and Persia, a mohur; a seal, a stamp. 43)

(p. 867) mistri a mechanic, an artisan, a smith; a machine foreman; a skilled or chief mechanic or artisan. 27)

(p. 872) mutasuddi a deputy or agent; a commercial agent, a banian. 41)