(p. 851) mākaḍ়, mākaḍ়sā the spider; an arachnid. মাকড়সার জাল a spider-web, a cobweb; gossamer. 26)

(p. 831) mati1 intelligence, intellect; mentality; memory; attention; devotion; inclination, propensity; desire. ̃গতি n. intentions and activities; card up one's sleeve. ̃চ্ছন্ন a. evil-minded, wicked; froward; wayward; foolish; out of one's mind, not in one's right mind. n. loss of good judgment; evilmindedness; wickedness; frowardness; waywardness; a folly. ̃ভ্রংশ, ̃ভ্রম, ̃ভ্রান্তি n. loss of memory; loss of intellect or judgment; a lapse of judgment; an aberration; a mistake, an error; delusion. ̃ভ্রষ্ট, ̃ভ্রান্ত a. demented; bereft of one's intellect or judgment; off one's head; forgetful, oblivious; committing a mistake or error, erring; deluded. ̃মত্তা n. sagacity, wisdom; intelligence; discreetness. ̃মান a. sagacious, wise; intelligent; discreet. ̃স্হিরতা, ̃স্হৈর্য n. firmness of mind or resolve; mental equipoise. ̃হীন a. same as ̃চ্ছন্ন (a.). and—lacking in attention or devotion or inclination or intention. 26)

(p. 847) maharama the Muslim festival of Muharam; the first month of the Muslim calendar. 16)

(p. 866) minā, minē enamel; enamelling. মিনা করা v. to enamel. মিনে-করা a. enamelled. 15)

(p. 829) maṅgala well-being, weal, welfare, good, benefit; the Mars; Tuesday; a kind of Bengali epic poems about popular deities (usu. মঙ্গলকাব্য). মঙ্গল করা v. to do good to. ̃কর a. auspicious, propitious; doing good. ̃কামনা n. good wishes. ̃কামী a. well-wishing. মঙ্গলকামী ব্যক্তি a well-wisher. ̃কারী a. & n. one who does good to others. fem. ˜কারিণী । ̃গীত n. a song narrating the glory of a deity. ̃গ্রহ n. the Mars. ̃ঘট n. a consecrated pitcher placed in a house to win divine favour. ̃চন্ডী n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক same as ̃কর । fem. ̃দায়িকা । ̃বার n. Tuesday. ̃ময় a. benign, benignant, gracious, doing good, auspicious. n. God. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃সংবাদ ̃সমাচার n. news of wellbeing; good news; (Christ.) gospel. ̃সূত্র n. a sacred or consecrated thread or string worn on the neck by woman. মঙ্গলা n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). মঙ্গলাকর n. a mine of good. মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষা same as ̃কামনা । মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষী same as ̃কামী । fem. মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । মঙ্গলাচারণ, মঙ্গলাচার n. a prayer, to obtain divine benison on the eve of commencing work or in the beginning of a drama, poem etc.; any rite performed for the welfare of the votary. মঙ্গলামঙ্গল n. good and evil, weal and woe. মঙ্গলারতি n. the ceremonial waving of lights before an idol. মঙ্গলার্থে adv. for the good or welfare of. মঙ্গল্য var. of মাঙ্গলিক । 2)

(p. 874) mulō the radish. 34)

(p. 867) milana union; combination; unity; alliance; reconciliation, reconcilement; meeting; meeting or union of lovers; sexual union; wedding, bridal (মিলনবাসর). মিলন করা, মিলন ঘটানো v. to unite; to combine; to reconcile; to cause to meet; to cause to meet sexually or amorously; to wed, to marry. ̃স্হান n. a meeting-place; a tryst. মিলনান্ত, মিলনান্তক a. ending in union; ending happily. মিলনান্তক নাটক a. comedy. মিলনোত্সব n. a conference or assembly; a social gathering. 9)

(p. 885) mauktika a pearl; nacre. 2)

(p. 862) mārjāra the cat; (mas.) the tomcat; any feline beast (জল-মার্জার). fem. মার্জারী, মার্জারিকা the female cat, the she-cat, (cp.) the pussy-cat. 17)

(p. 867) mukarari (of land) held on payment of fixed rent. 35)

(p. 831) maḍ়ka a pestilence, a plague; (of cattle, beasts and birds) a murrain; widespread death (মাছের মড়ক). মড়ক লেগেছে a pestilence or a murrain has broken out; death is taking a heavy toll of lives. ̃খোলা n. a place for cremating or depositing (usu. neglectfully) people killed by a pestilence. 4)

(p. 879) mēṭē2 made of clay or earth (মেটে পুতুল); mud-built (মেটে ঘর); plastered with clay or terra-cotta (দোমেটে); of earthy complexion, mud-coloured. মেটে সাপ a non-venomous mud-coloured snake. 17)

(p. 831) madāndha blind with vanity. 36)

(p. 852) māṭi earth; clay; soil; dust or dirt; the ground, the floor; landed property, land; the surface of the earth; the earth, the world; foothold. মাটি করা v. to spoil, to ruin; to impair. মাটি কামড়ে (প়ড়ে) থাকা (fig.) to keep lying to the ground immovable and motionlessly with all one's might and main (as by a wrestler); to persist doggedly. মাটি দেওয়া v. to bury, to inter. মাটি মাড়ানো v. (coll.) to come or visit. মাটি হওয়া v. to be spoiled. পায়ের তলার মাটি সরে যাওয়া (fig.) to lose one's foothold, to be utterly deprived of support, (cp.) to cut the grass from under one's feet. মাটির দর dirt cheap. মাটির বাসন earthenware; crockery. মাটির দরে বিক্রি করা to sell for a mere trifle. মাটির মানুষ a very gentle and forbearing and honest man perfectly free from crookedness. বিলাতি মাটি cement. বেলেমাটি sandy soil. 38)

(p. 876) mūrdhanya (gr.) cerebral. n. (gr.) a retroflex or cerebral letter, a cerebral. 11)