(p. 852) māraphata per, through, by. দূত মারফত through a messenger. 155)

(p. 878) mṛttikā earth; clay, mud; soil; the ground; the earth; the world. বাহিত মৃত্তিকা (geog.) transported soil. ̃গঠিত ̃নির্মিত same as মৃন্ময় । ̃গর্ভ n. the bowels or inside of the earth; an underground place, the underground. ̃পাত্র, ̃ভাণ্ড same as মৃত্পাত্র (see মৃত্). ̃ভোজন n. geophagy. ̃ভোজী a. geophagous. 5)

(p. 852) mādura a mat. ̃কাঠি n. dried stalk of a kind of grass used in weaving mats. 77)

(p. 878) mṛdu soft, supple, delicate; slight, gentle; not heavy, light; slow; dim, tender; not loud, low; temperate (মৃদু তাপ); mild, meek, effeminate (মৃদু স্বভাব); noiseless, stealthy (মৃদু চরণে); not sharp or keen (মৃদু ধার, মৃদু বুদ্ধি). ̃তা n. softness; gentleness; mildness, tenderness. ̃গতি same as ̃গামী । ̃গতিতে adv. with a slow or gentle motion. moving gently. ̃গমনা same as ̃গামিনী । ̃গম্ভীর a. low and deep, rumbling (মৃদুগম্ভীর স্বর বা ধ্বনি). ̃গামী a. slowly going or moving; softly or stealthily going or moving. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃জল (chem.) soft water. ̃পবন, ̃বায়ু n. a gentle breeze, (naut.) a cat's-paw. ̃ভাষী a. soft-spoken. ̃মন্দ a. gently and pleasantly moving (মৃদুমন্দ বাতাস); low and sweet (মৃদুমন্দ ধ্বনি); slow; (iron.) light but sharp (মৃদুমন্দ আঘাত) adv. moving gently and pleasantly; gently and pleasantly; in a low and sweet manner; slowly; (iron.) lightly but sharply. ̃রোমশ a. (bot.) downy. ̃স্পর্শ a. soft to the touch. n. gentle touch. ̃স্বভাব a. of a gentle nature. n. gentle nature. ̃স্বর n. low voice. ̃স্বরে adv. in a low voice, in a whisper. 8)

(p. 867) mihidānā a kind of sweetmeat consisting of very small globules. 29)

(p. 847) mahā1 (coll.) terrible or formidable (মহা শত্রু); excessive or exuberant (মহা ফুর্তি); large (মহাশোল). 23)

(p. 879) mēgha cloud. মেঘ করা v. to cloud; to look cloudy; to become somewhat cloudy. মেঘ কেটেছে v. clouds have dispersed or lifted. মেঘ জমা v. to cloud. মেঘ হওয়া v. to cloud. অলক-মেঘ n. the cirrus. অলকাস্তর-মেঘ n. the cirro-stratus. আস্তরমেঘ n. the stratus. ঝঞ্ঝামেঘ, (coll.) ঝড়োমেঘ n. the nimbus. পুঞ্জমেঘ n. the cumulus. পুঞ্জালক-মেঘ n. the cirro-cumulus. ভাঙামেঘ scattered clouds. রাঙা মেঘ, সিঁদুরে মেঘ a cirmson-coloured cloud which presages a storm. ̃খণ্ড n. a cloudlet. ̃গর্জন n. the roar or rumble of clouds; a clap of thunder. ̃জাল n. cumulated clouds. ̃ডম্বর n. cumulation of clouds; the roar or rumble of clouds; a clap of thunder. মেঘডম্বর শাড়ি a sari (শাড়ি) having the colour of the nimbus, a dark blue sari. ̃নাদ n. the roar or rumble of clouds; one who roars like rumbling clouds. ̃নির্ঘোষ same as ̃গর্জন । ̃মণ্ডিত a. overcast with clouds. cloudy; cloud-topped, (poet.) cloudcapt. ̃মন্দ্র n. the rumble of clouds. ̃মন্দ্রস্বর n. a voice resembling the rumble of clouds. ̃ময় a. full of clouds, cloudy, clouded. ̃মল্লার n. megh-mallar, an Indian musical mode. ̃মালা n. a string or series of clouds. ̃মেদুর a. rendered cool or pleasantly shadowy for being overcast with clouds. ̃লা a. overcast with clouds, cloudy. মেঘাগম n. the break or advent of the monsoon; the rainy season. মেঘাচ্ছন্ন a. thickly overcast with clouds, thickly clouded. মেঘাড়ম্বর same as ̃ডম্বর । মেঘাত্যয় n. the autumn. মেঘ মেঘে বেলা হওয়া v. (fig.) to become aged; grow old over the years. 8)

(p. 843) marā2 to die; (of trees etc.) to wither; to be ruined (চাকরি গেলে মরবে); to be extremely troubled or afflicted (ভেবে মরা); to be strongly seized with (লজ্জায় মরা); to suffer or be punished (বদমাশি করলে মরবে); to dry up, to silt up (নদী মরা); to be allayed, to abate (ব্যথা মরা); to decrease (তেজ মরা); to weaken (পেট মরা); to be spiritless (অভাবে মরে থাকা); to be out (বাতাসে আলো গেল মরে). a. dead; withered; dried up, silted up; allayed, abated; decreased; weak or weakened; utterly spiritless; extinct; dim. অনাহারে মরা v. to die of hunger, to starve; to famish. মরমে মরা v. to be extremely mortified or ashamed. মরতে মরতে বাঁচা v. to come back from the jaws of death. মরে বাঁচা v. to be relieved from suffering by death. মরে মরে impairing one's health utterly; with utmost strain and difficulty. জীয়ন্তে মরা more dead than alive. মরা নাড়ি, মরা পেট stomach weakened on account of continued under-feeding. 2)

(p. 879) mēsa an establishment for a number of persons taking their meals (and often living) together, a mess. ̃বাড়ি n. a mess-building, a mess. 54)

(p. 866) mitrākṣara the rhymed verse, verse with end-rhyme. 8)

(p. 838) manōnaẏana selection; nomination; choosing; choice. মনোনয়ন করা v. to select; to nominate; to choose. 14)

(p. 852) mānata a promise to offer a particular sacrifice to a deity on fulfilment of a prayer, a vow. 98)

(p. 886) myāpa an atlas; a map. ম্যাপ দেখা v. to read a map. ম্যাপ রচনা করা v. to draw a map. 12)

(p. 828) makāna a house, a dwelling house. 14)

(p. 863) mālākara, mālākāra a maker and seller of garlands (esp. by caste); a florist; gardener. 20)