(p. 852) mādi (esp. of inferior creatures) female, (cp.) she- (মাদি কুকুর). 76)

(p. 879) mēkadāra measure. 5)

(p. 876) mūla a root; an esculent root, a bulbous plant, a bulb; beginning; origin; a cause or source of origin; (of money) capital or principal (সুদেমূলে); foundation, base, basis (অমূলক); the basal or embedded part of anything, the foot (বৃক্ষমূল); (math.) a factor of a quantity, root. a. first, original; fundamental; basic; primary; principal; chief, main; real; (of invested money etc.) capital or principal. অবরোহ মূল (bot.) a hanging root. অস্হানিক মূল (bot.) an adventitious root. প্রধান মূল, মুখ্য মূল (bot.) a tap root. মূল উপাদান an essential element. মূল একক a fundamental unit. -মূলক sfx. caused by, originating from (ভ্রান্তিমূলক বিশ্বাস); (inc.) causing or exhibiting (দুঃখমূলক ব্যাপার). ̃কর্ম n. the original or principal work. ̃কারণ n. the first or primary or original cause; the rootcause; the real cause. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the principal centre; headquarters; (comm.) the head office; (geom.) the radical centre. ̃গত a. basic, fundamental; radical. মূল গায়েন the leading singer of a chorus. ̃গ্রন্হ n. the original text or manuscript, (cp.) the source-book. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন same as মূলোচ্ছেদ । ̃জ a. originating from the root, radical. মূলজ প্রেষ n. (bot.) the root-pressure. ̃জীবী n. (bot.) a root-parasite. ̃ত same as মূলে । ̃তত্ত্ব n. the first or primary principle; the basic or fundamental truth. ̃ত্র n. (bot.) a root-cap. ̃দ a. (alg.) rational. n. (alg.) a rational quantity, a rational. ̃ধন n. capital or principal (invested). ̃ধর্ম n. the fundamental properties. ̃নীতি n. the fundamental or basic or primary principle. ̃প্রকৃতি n. the original or elemental nature; (theol.) same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃ভিত্তি n. the foundation, the groundwork; inauguration; the primary or principal ground or basis. ̃মন্ত্র n. an esoteric word or words uttered inwardly at prayer; the guiding principle; firm resolve (জীবনের মূলমন্ত্র). ̃রশ্মি n. (phys.) a direct ray. ̃রোম n. (bot.) a root-hair. ̃শিকড় (chiefly bot.) the main root. ̃সূত্র n. the fundamental rule or principle. মূলে adv. at the root or base; in the beginning, originally; primarily; basically, fundamentally; at all. মূলে ভুল করা to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. 14)

(p. 852) mājhāri middling, moderate, of medium grade, quality, size etc. 31)

(p. 885) maurusi ancestral, hereditary; enjoyable (মৌরুসি সম্পত্তি) or settled hereditarily (মৌরুসি পাট্টা). মৌরুসি স্বত্ব hereditary right. 13)

(p. 882) mōracā, mōrcā a combination or coalition of different parties or groups; an alliance. 34)

(p. 886) myājēnaṭā, myājēnṭā magenta. 9)

(p. 831) manḍala a circular or spherical area; a sphere, a circle, a ring, an orb, a globe (ভূমন্ডল, দিঙ্মন্ডল); an area; a region (নক্ষত্রমন্ডল); an empire, a vast territory or kingdom; a country; a district, a village, a locality, a zone (বজ্রমন্ডল); a community (প্রজামন্ডল); an assemblage, a congregation (মন্ত্রিমন্ডল, ভক্তমন্ডল); (geom.) a group; a village headman; a headman, a leader. ̃পট্ট n. (phys.) a zone plate. মন্ডল পরিদর্শক n. a circle inspector. মন্ডলাকার a. circular, spherical, round, globular. মন্ডলী n. a collection, a multitude; a community; an assemblage; a congregation; a circle (মন্ডলী করে বসা). মন্ডলীকৃত a. formed into a circle or coil. মন্ডলেশ্বর n. a paramount ruler (esp. of a vast territory); an emperor. 15)

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

(p. 844) mallikā a variety of jasmine. 25)

(p. 872) mukhāpēkṣā dependence upon another for anything. 6)

(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. 867) mukula a bud, a blossom. মুকুলা v. (poet.) to bud, to blossom, to effloresce, to flower; (of flowers) to bloom, to blow; (fig.) to become manifest, to be in bloom. মুকুলাবরণ n. (bot.) a bud-scale. মুকুলিত a. budded, blossoming, efforescent, flowering; blooming; (fig.) manifested, in bloom. fem. মুকুলিতা । মুকুলোদগম n. blossoming, budding. 39)

(p. 828) mu, mau honey. মউ-আলু n. sweet yam. ̃চাক, ̃মাছির চাক n. a honeycomb; a beehive. ̃মাছি n. the bee. মউমাছির রানি a queen-bee. ̃মাছি পালন n. bee-keeping, apiculture. ̃লোভী a. fond of honey. 4)

(p. 882) mōhita enmeshed in illusion; fascinated; infatuated; beside oneself; swooned; enchanted, charmed; hypnotized. মোহিত করা v. to enmesh in illusion; to fascinate; to infatuate; to cause to swoon; to enchant, to charm, to hypnotize. 45)