(p. 852) mādrāsā a madrasa, a madrasah. 81)

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

(p. 867) misibābā (used by domestic servants) missy. 24)

(p. 866) mitrā of মিত্র । 7)

(p. 829) majā1 to be drowned; to lose oneself (in) (প্রেমে মজা, নেশায় মজা); to be charmed (with) or won over (by) (কথায় মজা); to silt up (পুকুর মজা); to be pickled thoroughly or overmuch (আচার মজা); to mature or ripen thoroughly (কাঁঠাল মজেনি); to be greatly endangered or utterly ruined (ব্যাঙ্ক ফেল পড়ায় সে মজল). a. silted up or dried up thoroughly or overmuch, matured or ripened. n. the delicious leavings of certain fruits from which juice has been extracted (তালের মজা). 8)

(p. 882) mōṭā fat, corpulent, fatty, adipose, bulky; voluminous (মোটা বই); thick, coarse (মোটা কাপড়, মোটা চাল); grave or hoarse (মোটা স্বর); dull (মোটা বুদ্ধি); heavy (মোটা খরচ); large (মোটা আয়); high or handsome (মোটা মাইনে); plain. simple; gross, rough, ordinary, pedestrian (চিত্রাদিতে মোটা কাজ). মোটা ভাতকাপড় plain living. ̃নো v. to grow fat, to fatten, to put on weight or flesh. ̃মাথা n. a dullard, a fathead. a. fatheaded, stupid. ̃মুটি a. roughly or grossly estimating (মোটামুটি একমাস); rough (মোটামুটি হিসাব); doing away with formalities, summary (মোটামুটি বিচার); cursory (মোটামুটি পাঠ); moderate, middling (মোটামুটি অবস্হা). adv. roughly; grossly; summarily; cursorily; moderately; on the whole. ̃সোটা a. burly; stout and strong. 16)

(p. 847) mahīndra, mahīpati, mahīpāla a king. 37)

(p. 866) mithyuka given to telling lies, untruthful. n. a liar. 11)

(p. 874) mūka dumb; mute; dumbfounded, speechless (বিস্ময়ে মূক হওয়া). ̃-বধির a. deaf and dumb. মূক-বধির ব্যক্তি a deafmute.

(p. 878) mṛṇāla a stalk of the lotus or water-lily; the white esculent root of the lotus. ̃নিন্দিত a. excelling even a lotus stalk in beauty or delicateness. ̃ভূজ n. an arm as delicate as a lotus-stalk. মৃণালিনী n. a clump of the lotus or water-lily; (loos.) the lotus or the water-lily. 2)

(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. 882) mōha (theol.) ignorance about reality; illusion; ignorance; mental obsession; infatuation; fascination; deep attachment, dotage; a fainting fit, a swoon; enchantment, bewitchment. মোহ নিরসন করা v. to dispel illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃গ্রস্ত a. affected with an illusion; ignorant; mentally obsessed; deluded; infatuated; fascinated or fondly attached; doting; fainted, swooned; enchanted, bewitched; stupefied. ̃ঘোর n. a spell of illusion or ignorance or mental obsession or infatuation or fainting fit or enchantment. ̃জনক a. illusive; causing mental obsession; infatuating; fascinating; causing to faint; enchanting, bewitching. ̃জাল same as ̃পাশ, ̃তিমির same as ̃ঘোর । ̃নিদ্রা n. stupor or hypnosis or trance caused by illusion; infatuation; a fainting fit. ̃পাশ n. the mesh of illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃বদ্ধ a. caught in the mesh or snare of illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃বন্ধ, ̃বন্ধন n. the bondage of illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃ভঙ্গ n. recovery from illusion or infatuation or enchantment or from a fainting fit, disillusionment, disenchantment. ̃মদ n. pride caused by illusion or ignorance. ̃মন্ত্র n. an incantation to enchant; a magic spell. ̃ময় a. illusive, illusory; infatuating; enchanting. ̃মুগ্ধ a. captivated by illusion; infatuated; fascinated; fondly attached, doting; enchanted, bewitched, spellbound. ̃মুদ্গর n. a book of verse by Shankaracharya intending to dispel illusion; a cudgel dispelling illusion or ignorance or infatuation. 41)

(p. 876) mūrkha stupid, foolish; uneducated, illiterate; ignorant; inexperienced. n. a stupid person, a fool, an idiot, a dunce; an uneducated or illiterate person; an inexperienced person, a greenhorn. ̃তা n. stupidity, foolishness; a folly; lack of education, illiteracy; ignorance; inexperience. মূর্খতা প্রকাশ করা v. to betray one's stupidity or ignorance. ̃তাসূচক a. betraying or indicative of stupidity or gross ignorance. 4)

(p. 864) māhēndrakṣaṇa (astrol.) the most auspicious conjunction of stars for commencing any work. 32)

(p. 852) mādaka intoxicating, inebriant (মাদক দ্রব্য). n. an intoxicant, an inebriant, a drug. মাদক গ্রহন বা সেবন করা v. to take drug esp. narcotics habitually, to drug; to drug oneself. ̃তা n. intoxicating property or power. ̃বর্জন n. abstention from drug-taking; prohibition. মাদকবর্জন করা v. to abstain from drug-taking. ̃সেবন n. drug-addiction. ̃সেবী a. addicted to drugs esp. narcotics. n. a drug-addict, a drug-fiend. 73)