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

(p. 851) mahōtsāha great enthusiasm or energy or zeal. মহোত্সাহী n. greatly enthusiastic or energetic or zealous. মহোত্সাহে adv. with great enthusiasm or zeal. 6)

(p. 851) māiri by Maria or Mary (used as an oath). 21)

(p. 852) māḍ় (liquefied) starch extracted from rice etc. by boiling or used in the laundry as a stiffener. মাড় দেওয়া v. to starch. 43)

(p. 831) matō like, as, similar to (ফুলের মতো); according to or in keeping with (কথামতো); suiting or satisfying (মনের মতো); becoming or befitting (রাজার মতো আচরণ). prep. for (আজকের মতো, জন্মের মতো). 28)

(p. 866) minasē (vul. in abuse or endearment) a grown-up man, a man; a husband. 14)

(p. 838) manōnaẏana selection; nomination; choosing; choice. মনোনয়ন করা v. to select; to nominate; to choose. 14)

(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)

(p. 830) mañca a platform, a dais; a rostrum; a scaffold; the stage or theatre. ̃নির্দেশন, নির্দেশনা n. stage direction. ̃ভাষণ n. a platform speech. ̃শিল্প n. stagecraft; stage play. ̃শিল্পী n. a stage-player; a stage-decorator. ̃সজ্জা n. stage-decoration. মঞ্চস্হ করা v. to stage (a drama), to enact; (rare) to place on a platform. মঞ্চাভিনয় n. stage-acting; acting in a drama. 8)

(p. 839) mandāra (myth.) a celestial tree or its flower; the coral tree. ̃মালিকা n. a wreath or garland of mythological mandar (মন্দার) flowers. 31)

(p. 839) maramiẏā trying to probe into the spirit of religion etc. disregarding forms; pertaining to the transcendental mysteries about God (মরমিয়া তত্ত্ব); mystic, mystical (মরমিয়া কবি). 62)

(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.

(p. 831) maṭha a monastery or a nunnery, a convent; an abbey; a shrine, a temple; an academy; a sweetmeat made of congealed sugar shaped like a temple. ̃ধারী, মঠাধিকারী, মঠাধ্যক্ষ n. a head of a monastery or convent, an abbot. fem. ̃ধারিণী an abbess. 3)

(p. 864) māhēndrakṣaṇa (astrol.) the most auspicious conjunction of stars for commencing any work. 32)

(p. 872) -mukhī of -মুখো । 10)