(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. 852) mājhāmājhi almost middle or central; middling, moderate (মাঝামাঝি অবস্হা). adv. almost in or to the middle or centre; almost halfway; almost half (মাঝামাঝি করা). 29)

(p. 874) muśakila a difficulty, a trouble, a fix; a hitch, a rub. মুশকিল বেধেছে there is a difficulty or trouble or fix or hitch. মুশকিলে পড়া v. to run into a difficulty or trouble or fix. মুশকিল আসান removal of difficulty or trouble. 35)

(p. 831) madhyē in the middle, at the centre; in, into, within, inside; in between (ইতিমধ্যে); before the termination or commencement of, by (সপ্তাহমধ্যে, সন্ধ্যার মধ্যে); amidst, in the midst of, amongst or between. adv. some time back (মধ্যে একবার বলেছিলাম). মধ্যে মধ্যে. adv. from time to time, occasionally, now and then; few and far between; sparsely. 53)

(p. 872) muḍ়i3 a folded edge or hem of cloth etc.; covering or wrapping. মুড়ি দেওয়া v. to hem; to cover or wrap oneself (কাঁথা মুড়ি দেওয়া). মুড়ি-সেলাই n. a hemstitch, a hem. মুড়ি-সেলাই দেওয়া বা করা v. to hem-stitch, to hem. 37)

(p. 851) māi the mammary gland, the mamma (pl. mammae); milk of the mammae; (dial. & sl.) breasts. মাই খাওয়া v. to suck one's mother's breast. মাই খাওয়ানো v. to give suck to, to suckle. মাই ছাড়ানো v. to wean (a baby). মাইয়ের বোঁটা the mamilla, the teat, the nipple. 15)

(p. 852) mānasambhrama honour and prestige or modesty. 112)

(p. 852) mātrika (used as a sfx.) (gr. & pros.) measured as long or short (দীর্ঘমাত্রিক, লঘুমাত্রিক); (mus.) consisting of a particular number of units of musical measure (ত্রিমাত্রিক তাল). 66)

(p. 852) mānuṣa the human race, man; a man; a human being (male or female), a person; a grown-up person, an adult; proper human being (তোরা মানুষ হ). মানুষ করা v. to rear, to bring up (ছেলে মানুষ করা); to train one to be a proper man. মানুষ হওয়া v. to be brought up; to grow up, to become an adult; to grow up into a proper man. ̃খেকো a. maneating. n. a maneater. ̃জন n. men, people (মানুষজন দেখছি না). মানুষের মতো মানুষ a proper man; a great or eminent person; a man of worth; an ideal man. মানুষিক a. human. মানুষী a. human. n. a woman; womankind. 125)

(p. 879) mēṭa a ganger or gangsman; (naut.) a mate; (in India) a prisoner appointed task-master of fellow-prisoners, a mate. 15)

(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. 864) māsakābāra close of a calendar month; (comm.) month-closing accounts. মাসকাবারি a. required at the close of a month; sufficient for a month; monthly. 15)

(p. 852) mārabēla marble; a little hard ball (ori. made of marble) used by boys in play, a marble. মারবেল-পাহাড় n. a marble rock.

(p. 852) mādhurī, mādhurya sweetness; deliciousness; pleasantness; beauty; (rhet.) elegance of style. 84)

(p. 885) maula relating to or originating from the root, radical; original; primary, fundamental, basic; (sc.) elemental. n. (sc.) an element. মৌল নীতি a basic or fundamental principle. মৌল পদার্থ (sc.) an element. মৌল শিক্ষা basic education. 16)