(p. 885) mausuma a season; a fixed time or period of the year for occurrence or performance of something, a tide; the monsoon; the rainy season, the rains. মৌসুমি a. seasonal (মৌসুমি ফুল); periodical (মৌসুমি ভ্রমণ); monsoonal (মৌসুমি বাতাস). ̃বায়ু the monsoon.

(p. 872) mucukunda a variety of champak flowers. 25)

(p. 874) muluka a country; a kingdom; native land, motherland. 33)

(p. 844) malla a wrestler; an athlete; a champion. ̃ক্রীড়া n. wrestling; athletics. মল্লক্রীড়া করা v. to wrestle; to take part in athletics. ̃প্রতিযোগিতা n. a wrestling contest; an athletic tournament. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art of wrestling. ̃বেশ n. a wrestler's garb or uniform; (fig.) ̃ভূমি n. a wrestling ground or a venue for athletic tournaments, an arena. ̃যুদ্ধ n. wrestling. মল্লযুদ্ধ করা v. to wrestle. ̃যোদ্ধা n. wrestler. 23)

(p. 852) māndhātā a mythological king. মান্ধাতার আমল time immemorial, time out of mind. 132)

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

(p. 882) mōhana enchantment, bewitchment; infatuation, fascination. a. infatuating, fascinating (গোপীমোহন); charming (মোহন বেণু). ̃চুড়া n. an attractive or charming bun of hair put up on the crown of one's head. ̃ভোগ n. a kind of porridge made by boiling corn-flour in milk. ̃মালা n. a variety of gold necklace. ̃মূর্তি n. a fascinating figure. 42)

(p. 830) maṭa, maṭ denoting: a snapping noise as caused by the splitting or twisting of anything hard. মট্ করে adv. with a cracking or snapping sound. মট্মট্ int. denoting repeated মট্ sound. 19)

(p. 831) mana1 a measure of weight (=4 seers or about 82 lbs.), a maund. ̃কষা n. the system of calculating weight in terms of maunds, seers etc. ̃কে adv. for each maund, each maund; in every or each maund. 56)

(p. 882) mōktāra a mukhtar; a legally appointed representative, an attorney. ̃নামা n. a power-of-attorney. মোক্তারি n. mukhtarship. মোক্তারি করা v. to practise as a mukhtar. 4)

(p. 851) mahōtsāha great enthusiasm or energy or zeal. মহোত্সাহী n. greatly enthusiastic or energetic or zealous. মহোত্সাহে adv. with great enthusiasm or zeal. 6)

(p. 846) masajida a mosque, a masjid. 9)

(p. 852) māṭha a field, a maidan; a tract of agricultural land, land; a grazing ground, a pasture; an extensive open space (মাঠে মাঠে ঘোরা); a playing-field, a playground, a ground. মাঠে মারা যাওয়া (fig.) to be utterly lost or wasted. ̃ঘাট n. every place. 40)

(p. 885) mauralā a species of very small and delicious fish. 11)

(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)