(p. 872) mukhānō to wait in eager expectation, to crane one's neck in eagerness or expectation. a. having craned one's neck in eagerness or expectation. 5)

(p. 830) maṭakā a coarse variety of tusser; the topmost (and also central) part of the surface of a thatched roof (cp. loft); feigned sleep; a large earthen barrel or cask. মটকা মারা v. to close up or block the opening at the centre of a thatched roof; to pretend sleep, to pretend to be sleeping. 20)

(p. 865) mitabyaẏa, mitabyaẏitā frugality, thrift, economy. মিতব্যয়ী a. frugal, thrifty, economical. 19)

(p. 852) mānya same as মাননীয় । n. honour, respect, cordial reception (মান্য করা); a gift of honour, a complimentary present (মান্য দেওয়া); compliance, observance. fem. a. মান্যা । মান্য করা v. to honour, to respect, to accord cordial reception (to); to comply with, to observe. ̃গণ্য a. respectable and important. ̃বর a. highly honourable or venerable or respectable. ̃বরেষু adv. to a highly respectable person (used as a polite mode of addressing a letter). 133)

(p. 852) mādhyākarṣaṇa (sc.) gravitation or gravity. মাধ্যাকর্ষণ-সুত্র n. the law of gravitation. 89)

(p. 865) mijarāba a kind of thimble (made of wire) used by instrumentalists, (cp.) plectrum. 5)

(p. 882) mōddā chief, main, gross. adv. on the whole, after all, in short (মোদ্দা যাওয়া চাই ।) con. but (যাই করা, মোদ্দা চাকরি ছেড়ো না) । মোদ্দা কথা the long and the short (of it), the sum and substance; the chief thing. 29)

(p. 879) mēlā2 a fair (রথের মেলা); a temporary exhibition (স্বদেশী শিল্পমেলা); an assemblage, a concourse (লোকের মেলা); a society (পণ্ডিতের মেলা). 46)

(p. 831) matkartṛka by me. 19)

(p. 852) māthi the pith within the stem of the cocount-tree, date-tree etc. 71)

(p. 839) mantraṇa, mantraṇā (usu. private) discussion, conference; consultation; counsel, advice; designing; a design; instigation; an intrigue. মন্ত্রণা করা v. to discuss or confer (usu. in private); to consult; to design, to play; to intrigue. মন্ত্রণাগৃহ n. a private room or house for consultation; privy-council, a cabinet; a council chamber. মন্ত্রণাদাতা n. an adviser; a counsellor; an instigator. fem. মন্ত্রণাদাত্রী । মন্ত্রণাপরিষদ n. advisory council. মন্ত্রণাভবন same as মন্ত্রণাগৃহ । 15)

(p. 839) mandībhūta slowed down; retarded; dimmed; abated; (comm.) slumped. মন্দীভূত করা বা হওয়া v. to slow down; to retard; to dim; to abate; to cause a slump or to slump. 34)

(p. 886) myānējāra a manager (fem.: a manageress). ম্যানেজারি n. managership. ম্যানেজারি করা v. to act as a manager; to manage. 11)

(p. 852) māga (sl.) a wife. 7)

(p. 844) maśaka2 the mosquito. ̃দংশন n. mosquito-bite. ̃সংকুল a. mosquito-infested. 27)