(p. 852) māja (bot.) pith within a stem. 23)

(p. 878) mṛṇāla a stalk of the lotus or water-lily; the white esculent root of the lotus. ̃নিন্দিত a. excelling even a lotus stalk in beauty or delicateness. ̃ভূজ n. an arm as delicate as a lotus-stalk. মৃণালিনী n. a clump of the lotus or water-lily; (loos.) the lotus or the water-lily. 2)

(p. 864) mālī same as মালাকর । a. wearing a garland or wreath বনমালী. 5)

(p. 838) manuṣya man; mankind, humankind; a human being; a man. fem. মনুষী womankind; a woman. ̃কন্ঠ n. the human voice. ̃কৃত a. made or done by man; man-made. ̃চরিত্র n. the human character; (rare) a biography. ̃জন্ম n. birth as a human creature; the human life. ̃ত্ব n. humanness, humanity. মনুষ্যত্বপূর্ণ a. full of humaneness or humanity, humane. মনুষ্যত্বহীন a. devoid of humanity or human quality; inhuman; barbarous. ̃ধর্ম n. the moral and social duties of man; the religion of man; humanity. ̃বর্জিত a. man-forsaken; uninhabited; desolate. ̃বসতি n. a human habitation. ̃মূর্তি n. a figure of a man; a human being; a statue. ̃হীন a. desolate, not inhabited by man. মনুষ্যাবাস n. a human habitation; a human settlement; a town, a city, a village; a dwelling-house. মনুষ্যেতর a. belonging to a lower species than the human being; of a lower order, lower (মনুষ্যেতর প্রাণী). মনুষ্যোচিত a. befitting or becoming a man; humane. 7)

(p. 872) mucakānō to sprain or cause to sprain, to be wricked or to wrick (পা মুচকেছে) 19)

(p. 838) manōbijñāna, manōbidyā psychology. মনোবিদ্যাগত a. psychological. মনোবিজানী n. a psychologist. 20)

(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. 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. 831) madhyāhna midday, noon. ̃কালীন a. of or at noon, midday, noonday, noontide; meridional. ̃ক্রিয়া n. any one of the scriptural or other midday duties; midday meal, luncheon, lunch. ̃ভোজন n. midday meal, luncheon, lunch. মধ্যাহ্নভোজন করা v. to take one's midday meal, to lunch. ̃সূর্য n. the midday sun, the meridian sun. 51)

(p. 874) muṣala a mallet, a club; a rammer; a pestle (esp. of a husking-tree which is operated in the seesaw manner or of a mortar). ̃ধারা n. torrential downpour. মুষলধারে বৃষ্টি পড়া to rain cats and dogs, to rain in torrents. 38)

(p. 886) myālēriẏā malaria. ̃ঘটিত a. malarial. ̃জ্বর n. malarial fever. ম্যালেরিয়া বিশেষজ্ঞ n. malariologist. 13)

(p. 882) mōcaḍ় a contortion; a wring, a twist, a wriggle; a wrench; (fig.) constraint, pressure. মোচড় দেওয়া v. to contort; to wring, to twist, to wriggle; to wrench; (fig.) to constrain, to put (undue) pressure. মোচড়ানো v. to twist; to contort; to wring; to wriggle. মোচড়া-মুচড়ি n. repeated contortion or wringing or twisting or wriggling or wrenching; (fig.) persistent solicitation or higgling. মোচড়ামুচড়ি করা v. to contort or wring or twist or wriggle or wrench; (fig.) to solicit or higgle persistently. 9)

(p. 851) māinara underage. n. an underage person, a minor. 17)

(p. 874) mulatāni of Multan. n. Multan the Indian musical mode. 31)

(p. 885) mauli a crown, diadem; the head or forehead; hair done in a bun on the crown of the head. 19)