(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. 864) māstula a mast (of a ship). 28)

(p. 863) mālapōẏā, mālapō a saucer-shaped sweetmeat made of flour or rice-powder fried in ghee or oil and then (sometimes) dipped in sugarjuice. 10)

(p. 831) manasā (myth.) the Hindu Snake-Goddess; a kind of plant. ̃মঙ্গল cult poetry concerning Goddess Manasa (মনসা). 71)

(p. 847) mahīlatā an earthworm. 41)

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

(p. 882) mōcā a cone of the banana. মোচাকার a. conical. 11)

(p. 862) mārga a way, a path, a road (রাজমার্গ); a route; a means; a mode or means of attaining salvation (ভক্তিমার্গ); the anus; (mus.) the classical mode. ̃সংগীত n. classical music. 14)

(p. 867) milā, mēlā to meet together; to meet; to assemble; to get on or pull on together (ভাইয়ে ভাইয়ে মেলে না); to fit (জোড় মেলা); to agree, to correspond; to mix well or perfectly; to agree with the given result (অন্ক মিলেছে); to be balanced, to tally (হিসাব মেলা); (pros.) to rhyme; to be available (বাজারে মাছ মেলে না); to be procured or obtained (চাকরি মেলা). মিলানো. v. to cause to meet together, to bring together; to cause to meet; to assemble; to fit; to cause to agree or correspond; to mix well or perfectly; to cause to agree with the given result; to balance, to tally; to compare (অন্কের ফল মিলানো); (pros.) to rhyme; to make available; to procure. মেলামেশা n. social intercourse; intimate association, familiarity. মেলামেশা করা v. to communicate socially; to make free with. 11)

(p. 844) mardita trampled; thrashed; pounded, ground; kneaded; massaged; subdued. মর্দিত করা same as মর্দন করা । 2)

(p. 876) mūḍh় moving under an illusion; infatuated; stupid; ignorant; indiscreet; mentally obsessed. ̃তা n. ignorance; stupidity; bewilderment; indiscretion. 2)

(p. 847) mahāphēja a record-keeper (esp. a government record-keeper). ̃খানা n. a record-room, archive. জাতীয় মহাফেজখানা the National Archive. 26)

(p. 852) mātuḥṣbasā, mātuḥsbasā a mother's sister or cousin-sister, a maternal aunt. 62)

(p. 852) mākhā to smear, to dab, to daub, to coat -(রং মাখা); to knead (ময়দা মাখা); to mix with spices etc. in order to make something ready for cooking, to lard মাংস মাখা; to mix with curry etc. to make something ready for eating, (cp.) to sauce (ভাত মাখা). মাখানো v. to cause to smear or dab or coat or knead or lard. ̃মাখি n. mutual or repeated smearing রং মাখামাখি; frequent social communication, intimacy, act of mixing freely with, close association (পুলিশের সঙ্গে মাখামাখি). মাখামাখি করা v. to smear mutually or repeatedly, to indulge in frequent social communication with, to form an intimacy with, to mix freely with. 6)

(p. 852) mānika ruby; a jewel; (fig.) a precious object, an object of joy or hope. ̃জোড় n. a variety of egrets usually moving in pairs; (fig.-often dero.) a pair of inseparable friends or associates. 123)