(p. 847) mahaphila a sitting or soiree of music, a musical soiree. 13)

(p. 878) mṛdula soft; tender; slow; light, noiseless. fem. মৃদুলা ।

(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. 885) maumāchi the bee. ̃পালন n. bee-keeping, apiculture. 10)

(p. 852) māmi the wife of a maternal uncle, an aunt. ̃শাশুড়ি fem. the wife of a maternal uncle of one's husband or wife, an aunt-in-law. 144)

(p. 847) maharlōka (myth.) fourth amongst the seven heavens. 18)

(p. 876) mūrti a body; an incarnation; an embodiment; an image; a form, a shape, a figure, an appearance. মূর্তি ধারণ করা, মূর্তি পরিগ্রহ করা v. to assume a material body or form; to be incarnated; to assume a particular appearance; to personate. ̃পূজক n. an idolator (fem. an idolatress), an imageworshipper. ̃পূজা n. idolatry, imageworship. ̃মান, (loos.) ̃মন্ত a. embodied; incarnate; personized; personified; manifest, visible; (dero.) downright or mischievous. fem. ̃মতী । মূর্তিমান শয়তান the very embodiment of devil or satan. 10)

(p. 882) mōḍ়āmuḍ়i repeated contortion or twisting or bending; (fig.) chaffering, higgling and haggling. 23)

(p. 852) māpā to measure; to weigh; to survey (জমি মাপা); to measure the depth of, to sound; (fig.) to try to assess the importance or weight of. a. measured; weighed; surveyed; sounded; restrained, controlled, restricted (মাপা কথা, মাপা খাওয়া). ̃জোখা, ̃জোকা a. conforming accurately to a particular measure, measured; restrained, controlled, restricted. n. measuring or surveying. মাপানো v. to cause to measure or weigh or survey or sound. 136)

(p. 852) mānahāni defamation; a libel. মানহানি করা v. to defame; to libel. ̃কর a. defamatory; libellous. মানহানির মোকদ্দমা a defamation case; a libel suit. 116)

(p. 831) matalaba intention, purpose, design; a plan, a stratagem, an artifice, a wile. মতলব আঁটা v. to think out a plan, to scheme, to plan. মতলব করা বা ভাঁজা v. to contrive a stratagem; to intend, to design. ̃বাজ, মতলবি a. designing, scheming, artful, crafty, wily; self-devoted. 23)

(p. 872) mudā, mōdā to close, to shut (আঁখি মোদা) 43)

(p. 879) mēcētā freckles; lentigo. মেচেতা পড়া v. to be freckled. 9)

(p. 838) manōmatō to one's liking or choice, after one's own heart. 26)

(p. 882) mōdaka a ball-shaped sweetmeat (usu. made of posset); an invigorating (and also intoxicating) drug made of hempleaves; a confectioner. 27)