(p. 872) mudi a grocer. ̃খানা n. a grocer's shop. 45)

(p. 831) madhyandina midday, noon. 48)

(p. 885) mauna abstention from speech; reticence. a. (inc. but pop.) same as মৌনী । মৌন ত্যাগ করা, মৌন ভঙ্গ করা v. to break silence (esp. after the completion of a vow of abstaining from speech). ̃ব্রত n. a vow of abstaining from speech. ̃ব্রতী a. abstaining from speech under a vow. ̃ভাব n. reticence, silence. মৌনভাব ধারণ করা v. to keep silent. ̃সম্মতি n. silent assent; tacit assent or consent; consent implied by silence. ̃স্বভাব a. habitually reserved in speech, typically parsimonious in speaking, taciturn. মৌনাবলম্বন করা v. to undertake a vow of abstaining from speech; to keep silent. মৌনী a. abstaining from speech under a vow; silent, reticent; speechless or dumbfounded (বিস্ময়ে মৌনী); mute (মৌনী প্রকৃতি). 9)

(p. 839) maẏanā1 a bird of the starling family, the myna, the hill mynah, Gracula religiosa. 46)

(p. 843) marāmāsa dandruff, scurf. 6)

(p. 876) mūlādhāra the real cause. 17)

(p. 867) mukunda one who gives salvation; Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) 37)

(p. 867) mīmāṃsita solved, decided; determined; settled; arbitrated, compromised. 34)

(p. 852) mādi (esp. of inferior creatures) female, (cp.) she- (মাদি কুকুর). 76)

(p. 879) mēruna the brownish crimson colour. a. brownish crimson. 42)

(p. 844) malamala a fine cotton fabric. 14)

(p. 879) mēsō the husband of one's mother's sister or cousin-sister, an uncle. 55)

(p. 874) musammata (Mus.) an appellation affixed to the names of Muslim women, (cp.) Miss, Mrs. 41)

(p. 852) mātāla intoxicated with wine, drunk, drunken; sozzled; addicted to drinking wine esp. to excess; infatuated, beside oneself; saturated. n. a drunk person; a boozer, a drunkard. 61)

(p. 846) mastaka (high. & for.) the head; the cranium, the skull, the brain; the top, the summit, the crest (হিমালয়ের মস্তক); the topmost or foremost position (মন্ত্রিসভার মস্তকে ছিলেন জওহরলাল). মস্তক ছেদন করা v. to decapitate, to behead; to truncate. ̃চ্যুত a. fallen from or slipped off the head or top. ̃বিশিষ্ট a. having a head, cephalous; headed (বহুমস্তকবিশিষ্ট = hydraheaded). ̃ব্যবচ্ছেদ n. cephalotomy. ̃সংক্রান্ত a. cephalic. ̃হীন, ̃শূন্য a. headless; acephalous; truncated. ̃শূল n. headache, migraine. মস্তকাবরণ n. a covering for the head; a head-dress; a turban; a helmet; a cap; a veil. মস্তকাভরণ n. an ornament for the head. মস্তকোপরি adv. on or over the head. মস্তকোর্ধ্বে adv. over the head, overhead.