(p. 879) mēhagani mahogany. 57)

(p. 852) mānē meaning, interpretation, import, significance, implication; motive, purpose, cause (আন্দোলনের মানে); utility (জমি পতিত রাখার মানে কী?). মানে করা v. to interpret; to expound; to explain. মানে বোঝা v. to comprehend the meaning or motive or intention or utility of. মানে বোঝানো v. to mean, to signify; to imply; to explain the meaning of. মানে হওয়া v. to serve a purpose; to be of any use; to convey a meaning. 126)

(p. 864) māsṭāra a teacher, a tutor, a trainer; a man in charge, a chief executive, a master (পোস্টমাস্টার). মাস্টারি n. act or profession of teaching or training. 27)

(p. 839) maẏadā flour. ̃কল n. a flourmill. ময়দা মাখা v. to knead flour. 44)

(p. 879) maithila of or inhabiting Mithila. মৈথিলী n. the language of Mithila; a woman of Mithila. 62)

(p. 852) māgura a species of fresh-water barbel, (cp.) the catfish. 13)

(p. 828) m the twenty-fifth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 839) maraji will, desire, pleasure, sweet will. যদি তোমার মরজি হয় if you please, if you would. যেমন তোমার মরজি as you please. ̃মাফিক a. & adv. as or when one pleases. 57)

(p. 863) mālāi film or cream of milk. 17)

(p. 872) mukhānō to wait in eager expectation, to crane one's neck in eagerness or expectation. a. having craned one's neck in eagerness or expectation. 5)

(p. 831) madata aid, help, assistance; cooperation. মদত দেওয়া v. to aid, to help, to assist; to cooperate with. 34)

(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. 828) makkēla a client (of a pleader, barrister, attorney etc.) ̃হীন a. (of a legal practitioner) briefless. 18)

(p. 831) mata2 an opinion, a view; consent; a theory; a doctrine, an ism; a tenet; a creed, a religion; a method, a principle; a mode or means. মত করা v. to agree (to); to intend. মতো করানো v. to persuade. মত দেওয়া v. to consent to, to agree to; to give one's consent; to acquiesce; to pass one's opinion, to opine. মত নেওয়া v. to take or invite one's consent or opinion. মত পাওয়া v. to obtain one's consent or approval. নানা মুনির নানা মত (fig.) many minds many views; no two wise men agree. যত মত তত পথ as many tenets, as many ways to salvation. ̃দান n. giving one's opinion or consent; expressing one's views; casting one's vote. ̃দ্বৈধ same as ̃বিরোধ । ̃পরিবর্তন n. change of opinion. ̃পার্থক্য n. difference of opinion or views. ̃বাদ n. a theory; a doctrine; a tenet. ̃বাদী a. adhering to a particular theory or doctrine or tenet. ̃বিরোধ, ̃ভেদ, মতানৈক্য n. difference of opinion; disagreement; dissension. মতান্তর n. difference of opinion, dissension; a different or contrary opinion or view or doctrine or theory. মতান্তরে adv. in or according to another view. মতাবলম্বন করা v. to accept or adhere to or profess an opinion or view or doctrine or theory or tenet or religion. মতাবলম্বী a. & n. one who accepts or adheres to or follows or professes a particular opinion or view or doctrine or theory or religion. fem. মতাবলম্বিনী । মতামত n. views for and against. 18)

(p. 872) mucaki half-expressed by the turning up of lips, (cp.) smirky (মুচকি হাসি) 20)