(p. 872) mukhōmukhi & prep. face to face with; facing one another; vis-a-vis (শত্রুর মুখোমুখি). a. facing one another; face to face, confronting each other. মুখোমুখি হওয়া v. to come face to face with, to confront, to face, to fly in face of. মুখোমুখি লড়াই a battle royal. 12)

(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)

(p. 866) minamina denoting: act of mumbling or speaking faintly or hesitatingly; faintness; weakness; timidity. মিনমিনে a. mumbling or speaking faintly or hesitatingly; faint; weak; faint-hearted. 13)

(p. 844) marmara2 rustle. মর্মর করা v. to rustle. ̃ধ্বনি n. a rustling noise, rustle. মর্মরিত a. rustling. মর্মরিত হওয়া v. to be rustling; to rustle. 6)

(p. 879) mēthara a cleanser of filth and nightsoil; a scavenger, a sweeper. fem. মেথরানি । ̃গিরি n. the profession of the aforesaid cleanser or sweeper; scavenging. 23)

(p. 831) maṇi a precious stone, a jewel, a gem; (fig.) a precious object or treasure (খোকামণি); (fig.) a glorious person (রঘুমণি). ̃ক n. (geog.) mineral. ̃কাঞ্চন n. a jewel and gold; (fig.) combination or union of two very precious things. ̃কাঞ্চনযোগ n. an excellent union: (astrol.) a very auspicious conjunction of stars. ̃কার n. a jeweller, a lapidary. ̃কোঠা n. a room the floor and walls of which are set with gems. ̃খচিত a. inlaid with jewels. ̃বন্ধ n. the wrist. ̃ভান্ডার n. a jewel-house, (cp.) treasure-house or treasure-trove. ̃মন্ডিত a. set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃ময় full of gems; made of gems; set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃মানিক্য same as ̃রত্ন । ̃মালা n. a necklace set with gems. ̃রত্ন n. pl. gems and jewels, jewellery. ̃হার same as ̃মালা । ̃হারা ফণী (fig.) one who is fretfully aggrieved on account of losing one's most precious treasure or beloved person. 10)

(p. 852) mājā2 to scour or scrub; to cleanse (as teeth) by rubbing, brushing etc.; to polish (as gold ornaments). a. scoured or scurbbed; cleansed by rubbing, brushing etc.; polished; employed or used in scouring or scrubbing. n. same as মাজন । বাসন-মাজা চাকর a scullion. বাসন-মাজা ঝি a scullerymaid. ̃ঘষা n. meticulous scouring scrubbing or polishing; meticulous cleansing and dressing (রূপের মাজাঘষা); meticulous training and practice (গায়কদের মাজাঘষা); meticulous correction and modification, careful chiselling (লেখার বা ছবির মাজাঘষা). মাজানো v. to cause to scour or scrub or cleanse or polish. 26)

(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. 863) mālā2 a coconut-shell; a coconut-shell cut into the shape of a tumbler. 15)

(p. 843) mariẏā desperate, (cp.) devil-may-care. মরিয়া লোক a desperado. মরিয়া হয়ে adv. desperately, in desperation. 11)

(p. 852) māphalāra a scarf, a muffler; a comforter. 137)

(p. 831) madya wine. ̃প, ̃পায়ী a. addicted to drinking wine. n. a drunkard; a boozer. ̃বিক্রেতা n. a vintner, a wine merchant. মদ্যাসক্তি n. addiction to wine; addiction to drinking; booziness. 42)

(p. 882) mōhānā (of a water-reservoir, pond etc.) a conduit, a channel; (of a river) a mouth, an estuary. 44)

(p. 828) mi a ladder (usu. one made of bamboo and rope); a harrow. মই দেওয়া v. to harrow (a field). 3)

(p. 874) muphati (Mus.) an expounder of Mohammedan laws, a mufti; the civilian dress of one who wears a uniform, mufti. 17)