(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. 872) muci2 a worker in animal skin, a shoemaker, a cobbler, a cordwainer, a tanner. 24)

(p. 882) mōsāhēba a fawning or cringing attendant; a fawner, a toady; a flatterer. মোসাহেবি n. fawning, toadyism; flattery, adulation. মোসাহেবি করা v. to fawn upon as a sycophant; to toady; to fawn upon; to flatter. 40)

(p. 872) muḍ়ā3, mōḍ়ā to pollard, to lop; to eat of the top (of) (ছাগলে গাছ মুড়েছে); to shave (মাথা মোড়া) 33)

(p. 863) mālā1 a fisherman by caste. 14)

(p. 843) martya the mortal world, the earth, the world (also মর্ত্যধাম, মর্ত্যভূমি, মর্ত্যলোক); man, mankind; a mortal, a human being. a. mortal. ̃লীলা n. one's activities whilst living upon the earth. 20)

(p. 852) mājhi a helmsman, a steersman; a boatswain; a boatman; (amongst Santal people) a headman or a husband. ̃গিরি n. the profession of a helmsman or steersman or boatswain or boatman. ̃মাল্লা n. a helmsman and his subordinate boatmen; boatmen; a boatswain and his subordinate sailors. ̃য়ান n. fem. (amongst Santal people) the wife of a headman or a wife. 32)

(p. 852) māgha the tenth month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of January to the middle of February). মাঘী a. of the month of Magha (মাঘ). n. the fullmoon day in the month of Magha (also মাঘী পূর্ণিমা). মাঘোত্সব n. a religious festival observed by the Brahmo Samaj in the month of Magha (মাঘ). 16)

(p. 852) māra1 death, destruction (সত্যের মার নেই); loss (টাকা মার খাওয়া বা যাওয়া). মার যাওয়া v. to be lost. 149)

(p. 831) mada vanity, pride; arrogance; intoxication; frenzy; infatuation; great joy or elation; musk; wine; intoxicating juice (মহুয়ার মদ); a watery exudation from the cheeks, temple etc. of an elephant in rut. মদ খাওয়া v. to drink wine, to drink. ̃খোর a. addicted to drinking wine. মদখোর লোক a drunkard. ̃গর্ব n. insane vanity or pride or arrogance. ̃গর্বিত, ̃গর্বী a. mad with vanity or pride or arrogance. fem. ̃গর্বিতা । ̃মত্ত a. raving on account of being drunk; mad with vanity; (of an elephant) in rut. fem. ̃মত্তা । মদমত্ত হাতি an elephant in rut; a must elephant. 33)

(p. 829) majā1 to be drowned; to lose oneself (in) (প্রেমে মজা, নেশায় মজা); to be charmed (with) or won over (by) (কথায় মজা); to silt up (পুকুর মজা); to be pickled thoroughly or overmuch (আচার মজা); to mature or ripen thoroughly (কাঁঠাল মজেনি); to be greatly endangered or utterly ruined (ব্যাঙ্ক ফেল পড়ায় সে মজল). a. silted up or dried up thoroughly or overmuch, matured or ripened. n. the delicious leavings of certain fruits from which juice has been extracted (তালের মজা). 8)

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

(p. 866) mitāśana, mitāhāra temperance in food and drink, abstemiousness. মিতাশী, মিতাহারী a. abstemious, temperate. 4)

(p. 843) marga a morgue. 17)

(p. 847) mahaḍ়ā the front; a position at the front or in the front-line; (fig.) lead (কাজের মহড়া); rehearsal (অভিনয়ের মহড়া). মহড়া দেওয়া v. to rehearse (a dramatic performance). মহড়া নেওয়া v. to take position in the front and resist or repulse the advance party of the enemy forces; to confront, to face defiantly; to resist or repulse; to bear the brunt (of). 6)