(p. 831) madhyē in the middle, at the centre; in, into, within, inside; in between (ইতিমধ্যে); before the termination or commencement of, by (সপ্তাহমধ্যে, সন্ধ্যার মধ্যে); amidst, in the midst of, amongst or between. adv. some time back (মধ্যে একবার বলেছিলাম). মধ্যে মধ্যে. adv. from time to time, occasionally, now and then; few and far between; sparsely. 53)

(p. 872) mukhōmukhi & prep. face to face with; facing one another; vis-a-vis (শত্রুর মুখোমুখি). a. facing one another; face to face, confronting each other. মুখোমুখি হওয়া v. to come face to face with, to confront, to face, to fly in face of. মুখোমুখি লড়াই a battle royal. 12)

(p. 828) makamaka denoting: the croaking of the frog. n. the croak. মকমক করা v. to croak. 8)

(p. 863) mālajhām̐pa a metre of Bengali versification. 7)

(p. 843) mariẏā desperate, (cp.) devil-may-care. মরিয়া লোক a desperado. মরিয়া হয়ে adv. desperately, in desperation. 11)

(p. 866) mithuna a male and a female, a couple, a pair; (astr. & astrol.) the Twins, the Gemini (also মিথুনরাশি). 9)

(p. 852) mājā2 to scour or scrub; to cleanse (as teeth) by rubbing, brushing etc.; to polish (as gold ornaments). a. scoured or scurbbed; cleansed by rubbing, brushing etc.; polished; employed or used in scouring or scrubbing. n. same as মাজন । বাসন-মাজা চাকর a scullion. বাসন-মাজা ঝি a scullerymaid. ̃ঘষা n. meticulous scouring scrubbing or polishing; meticulous cleansing and dressing (রূপের মাজাঘষা); meticulous training and practice (গায়কদের মাজাঘষা); meticulous correction and modification, careful chiselling (লেখার বা ছবির মাজাঘষা). মাজানো v. to cause to scour or scrub or cleanse or polish. 26)

(p. 852) māẏa together with, inclusive of, with, even. 146)

(p. 830) mañju beautiful, graceful, lovely; delicate; pleasant; sweet. ̃কেশী a. fem. having beautiful hair. ̃ভাষিণী a. fem. suave in speech, honey-mouthed, fairspoken. ̃ল a. same as মঞ্জু । n. a flower-grove; a grove; a bower. ̃শ্রী delicate or charming grace or beauty; one possessing such grace or beauty; name of a Jain goddess. ̃হাসিনী a. fem. sweet-smiling. 15)

(p. 882) mōdita filled with fragrance; perfumed; delighted; cheerful. 28)

(p. 851) mahōpakāra a great good turn, great benefit or service. মহোপকারক, মহোপকারী a. very beneficial or serviceable; very benevolent; highly benign. n. a great benefactor. 10)

(p. 885) maucāka a beehive, a honeycomb. 4)

(p. 844) malāśaẏa the colon. 20)

(p. 879) mēdinī the earth, the world. 27)

(p. 852) mājha the middle, the centre; the inside or interior; the midst or company (পুরুষের মাঝে); the bottom of one's heart (আমার মাঝে) a. middle, half (মাঝপথ). মাঝ থেকে from the middle or centre or inside or interior or midst; from the bottom of one's heart; being innocently or unnecessarily involved (তোমরা করলে চুরি আর মাঝ থেকে সে খেল মার). ̃খান same as মাঝ (n.) ̃খানে same as মাঝে । ̃দরিয়া n. mid-stream; mid-ocean, mid-sea. ̃নদী n. mid-river, mid-stream. ̃নদীতে adv. half way into the river. মাঝে adv. meanwhile, in the meantime. মাঝেমধ্যে, মাঝেমাঝে adv. off and on, from time to time, at times. 28)