(p. 829) majādāra funny; amusing; delicious, palatable (মজাদার খাবার). 10)

(p. 847) mastiṣka the encephalon; matter within the encephalon, brains; intellect, intelligence, brain. মস্তিষ্ক খাটানো v. to apply or tax one's brains. মস্তিষ্ক বিকৃত করা v. to drive crazy, to madden, to run crazy, to go mad; to puzzle or be puzzled; to irritate or fret; to derange one's brains. মস্তিষ্কের কাজ n. the function of the brain; an intellectual work, a brainy job. মস্তিষ্ক আলোড়ন করা v. to rack one's brains. মস্তিষ্ক চালানো same as মস্তিষ্ক খাটানো । ̃প্রদাহ n. brain-fever, cephalitis, cerebritis. ̃বিকৃতি n. mental derangement, insanity; brain-sickness; (pop.) loss of understanding or intelligence, folly, (cp.) brain-storm. মস্তিষ্কবিজ্ঞান n. cerebrology. মস্তিষ্কবিজ্ঞানী n. a cerebrologist. মস্তিষ্কশূন্য, মস্তিষ্কহীন a. lacking in intelligence, slow in understanding, dull-headed; stupid. 3)

(p. 852) māthālō brainy, intelligent. 70)

(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)

(p. 852) mānada bestowing or conferring honour upon; fetching honour to. 99)

(p. 828) makara a mythological aquatic animal; (astrol.) the Capricorn. ̃কেতন ̃কেতু n. the Hindu God of love whose flag bears the symbol of the mythological makar (মকর). ̃ক্রান্তি n. the winter solstice. ক্রান্তিবৃত্ত n. the tropic of Capricorn. ̃ধ্বজ n. a medicinal sublimate of mercury, sulphur and gold. ̃বাহিনী a. fem. riding on the mythological makar (মকর). n. Goddess Ganga (গঙ্গা). ̃মন্ডল n. the tropic of Capricorn. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Capricorn. ̃সংক্রান্তি n. (astr.) the transition of the sun from the Sagittarius to the Capricornus; (pop.) the winter solstice. 9)

(p. 830) majuda, majuta stored up; hoarded; reserved; in reserve for future use, reserve; still existing (আমার শক্তি এখনও মজুদ); ready to hand, at beck and call (হুকুম তামিলের জন্য মজুত আছি). মজুদ তহবিল reserve fund; reserve capital. ̃দার n. a hoarder. ̃দারি n. hoarding. 2)

(p. 829) macakānō to sprain or be sprained; to twist. মচকানি n. sprain; twist. ভাঙে তবু মচকায় না would rather break than bend. 5)

(p. 879) maitra same as মৈত্রেয় । n.same as মৈত্রী । মৈত্রী, মৈত্র্য n. alliance; friendship; amity; an alliance or treaty; cooperation. মৈত্রেয় a. relating to allies or friends. 61)

(p. 879) maithila of or inhabiting Mithila. মৈথিলী n. the language of Mithila; a woman of Mithila. 62)

(p. 851) mahōtsaba a solemn of grand festival; a grand gala; a great communion of Vaishnavas singing kirtan (কীর্তন) songs and eating together. 5)

(p. 831) maṭāt same as মট্ । 2)

(p. 864) mālya a necklace; a chaplet or circlet; a string; a garland; a series, a row, a line. ̃বন a. wearing a garland; n. a mytholgical mountain. fem. a. ̃বতী । ̃দান n. the placing of a garland (round somebody's neck); garlanding. 9)

(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. 866) mithyā a lie; falsehood, untruth. a. untrue, false; imaginary, fanciful; got-up (মিথ্যা মামলা); baseless, unsubstantial (মিথ্যা ভয়); causeless, unprovoked (মিথ্যা রাগ); affected or feigned (মিথ্যা ঘুম); futile, vain (মিথ্যা চেষ্টা); useless, bootless (মিথ্যা কাজ). adv. for nothing; in vain. মিথ্যা কথা a lie. মিথ্যা কথা বলা to tell a lie. ̃চরণ, ̃চার n. treacherous behaviour, false play, falsehood; treachery, pretension, dissimulation, hypocrisy. ̃চারী a. behaving treacherously, given to false play; pretentious, dissimulating, hypocritical. fem. ̃চারিণী । ̃জ্ঞান, মিথ্যা ধারণা n. a false or wrong notion or impression or idea. মিথ্যাপবাদ n. false blame or aspersion or calumny; a scandal. ̃বর্ণন n. misrepresentation; a false account. ̃বাক্য n. a lie. ̃বাদ, ̃ভাষণ n. a lie; untruthfulness. ̃বাদিতা, ̃ভাষিতা n. untruthfulness. ̃বাদী, ̃ভাষী a. untruthful, lying. n. a liar. fem. ̃বাদিনী, ̃ভাষিণী । ̃সাক্ষী n. a false witness; a tutored witness; a perjurer. ̃সাক্ষ্য n. false witness; tutored witness; perjury. মিথ্যাসাক্ষ্য দেওয়া v. to give false evidence; to bear false witness to; to perjure. মিথ্যার জাহাজ বা ঝুড়ি a ship (or ship-load) or basket of lies; (fig.) one given to telling innumerable lies unscrupulously. মিথ্যার তোড় বা স্রোত a spate of lies. 10)