(p. 879) mēṭa a ganger or gangsman; (naut.) a mate; (in India) a prisoner appointed task-master of fellow-prisoners, a mate. 15)

(p. 874) munaśi a clerk, a scrivener, a scribe; a secretary; an Urdu teacher; a munshi. ̃য়ানা n. erudition; skill in drafting or composition; calligraphy; skill; virtuosity. খানমুনশি n. a private secretary. 7)

(p. 839) mandira a temple; a shrine; a house of worship; a house (বিদ্যামন্দির); a room, a chamber (শয়নমন্দির); an abode (শরীর হল ব্যাধিমন্দির). 32)

(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. 876) mūla a root; an esculent root, a bulbous plant, a bulb; beginning; origin; a cause or source of origin; (of money) capital or principal (সুদেমূলে); foundation, base, basis (অমূলক); the basal or embedded part of anything, the foot (বৃক্ষমূল); (math.) a factor of a quantity, root. a. first, original; fundamental; basic; primary; principal; chief, main; real; (of invested money etc.) capital or principal. অবরোহ মূল (bot.) a hanging root. অস্হানিক মূল (bot.) an adventitious root. প্রধান মূল, মুখ্য মূল (bot.) a tap root. মূল উপাদান an essential element. মূল একক a fundamental unit. -মূলক sfx. caused by, originating from (ভ্রান্তিমূলক বিশ্বাস); (inc.) causing or exhibiting (দুঃখমূলক ব্যাপার). ̃কর্ম n. the original or principal work. ̃কারণ n. the first or primary or original cause; the rootcause; the real cause. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the principal centre; headquarters; (comm.) the head office; (geom.) the radical centre. ̃গত a. basic, fundamental; radical. মূল গায়েন the leading singer of a chorus. ̃গ্রন্হ n. the original text or manuscript, (cp.) the source-book. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন same as মূলোচ্ছেদ । ̃জ a. originating from the root, radical. মূলজ প্রেষ n. (bot.) the root-pressure. ̃জীবী n. (bot.) a root-parasite. ̃ত same as মূলে । ̃তত্ত্ব n. the first or primary principle; the basic or fundamental truth. ̃ত্র n. (bot.) a root-cap. ̃দ a. (alg.) rational. n. (alg.) a rational quantity, a rational. ̃ধন n. capital or principal (invested). ̃ধর্ম n. the fundamental properties. ̃নীতি n. the fundamental or basic or primary principle. ̃প্রকৃতি n. the original or elemental nature; (theol.) same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃ভিত্তি n. the foundation, the groundwork; inauguration; the primary or principal ground or basis. ̃মন্ত্র n. an esoteric word or words uttered inwardly at prayer; the guiding principle; firm resolve (জীবনের মূলমন্ত্র). ̃রশ্মি n. (phys.) a direct ray. ̃রোম n. (bot.) a root-hair. ̃শিকড় (chiefly bot.) the main root. ̃সূত্র n. the fundamental rule or principle. মূলে adv. at the root or base; in the beginning, originally; primarily; basically, fundamentally; at all. মূলে ভুল করা to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. 14)

(p. 846) masta the head (ছিন্ন মস্তা) a. high, tall, lofty; very large or big, huge; very broad or long; vast extensive; big (মস্ত মামলা); great (মস্ত বীর); eminent (মস্ত লোক); very distinguished, very influential or powerful; very rich or opulent; elevated, noble (মস্ত আদর্শ); of great value (মস্ত কথা); very important (মস্ত প্রশ্ন); very difficult (মস্ত দায়িত্ব); very serious (মস্ত বিপদ); too much (মস্ত জ্বালা); (iron.) scanty, poor (মস্ত দরদ). adv. very (মস্ত বড়ো). 19)

(p. 879) mēhēdi the henna. 59)

(p. 839) maẏarā a confectioner. fem. ময়রানি । ̃গিরি n. confectionery. ময়রার দোকান a confectionery. 48)

(p. 882) mōḍ়la a village headman; (facet.) a leader; the foreman of a group of workmen. 20)

(p. 847) mahat large, vast, extensive; (rare) best; high-minded, noble; excellent, sublime (মহত্ সাহিত্য); great, monstrous (মহত্ ভয়); elevated, high (মহত্ পদ). compar. মহত্তর; super. মহত্তম । মহত্ত্ব n. (rare) largeness, vastness; highmindedness, nobleness, nobility; excellence, sublimity; greatness. 8)

(p. 872) mukhāpēkṣī dependent upon, hanging on. fem. মুখাপেক্ষিণী । মুখাপেক্ষী হওয়া v. to depend upon, to hang on. মুখাপেক্ষী ব্যক্তি a dependant, a hanger-on. মুখাপেক্ষিতা n. dependence, act of hanging on. 7)

(p. 839) mandāgni loss of appetite; (inc.) indigestion or dyspepsia. 29)

(p. 879) mēthi the fenugreek plant or its seed. 24)

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

(p. 831) matalaba intention, purpose, design; a plan, a stratagem, an artifice, a wile. মতলব আঁটা v. to think out a plan, to scheme, to plan. মতলব করা বা ভাঁজা v. to contrive a stratagem; to intend, to design. ̃বাজ, মতলবি a. designing, scheming, artful, crafty, wily; self-devoted. 23)