(p. 885) maucāka a beehive, a honeycomb. 4)

(p. 863) mālācandana garlands and sandal-paste with which an adorable or honourable person is received. মালাচন্দন দেওয়া v. to receive with garlands and sandal-paste; (fig.) to receive with honour. 21)

(p. 882) mōraga (as masc.) the cock; (as neut.) a fowl, a chicken. মোরগের ঝুটি n. a cock's comb, a cockscomb. মোরগের ডাক crow, cock- a-doodle. ̃ফুল n. the cock'scomb, the yellow-rattle, Celosia cristata. 33)

(p. 852) māchuẏā of fish, piscine (মাছুয়া গল্ধ); fishing, piscatorial, piscatory (মাছুয়া জাতি); fish-selling (মাছুয়া বাজার). n. a fishmonger or fisherman, a fisher. coll. form মেছো fem. n. মাছুয়ানি a fish-wife, a fish-woman, a fisher-woman. 22)

(p. 831) manasija Madana (মদন) the god of love. 72)

(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. 874) muhurta a division of time (=48 minutes); a point of time, a moment, a while; a very short time. এই মুহুর্তে at this moment; just now; immediately, at once. ̃কাল n. a moment, a while. ̃মধ্যে adv. in a moment, in an instant, in two ticks, in a trice, in a jiffy. ̃মাত্র adv. only for a moment or while. n. only a moment. 50)

(p. 831) madhyama middle; second in order of seniority or age (মধ্যমভ্রাতা = the second brother; মধ্যমপুত্র = the second son); (rare) intermediate, medial; middling, mediocre, moderate. n. the waist (সুমধ্যমা); (mus.) the major fourth of the C-scale. ̃পন্হা n. the middle course; (pol.) moderateness, moderatism. ̃পন্হী a. following the middle course; (pol.) moderate. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. fem. ̃বয়স্কা । মধ্যমা n. the middle finger; (geom.) a median. a. fem. second in order of seniority or age. মধ্যমাঙ্গুলি n. the middle finger. 49)

(p. 874) muphata & a. cost-free, gratuitous; without remuneration, gratis. মুফতে adv. cost-free; gratuitously; free of cost. 16)

(p. 866) minā, minē enamel; enamelling. মিনা করা v. to enamel. মিনে-করা a. enamelled. 15)

(p. 847) maharṣi a great sage or saint. 17)

(p. 852) māra2 the Hindu god of love (cp. Eros, Cupid); and evil spirit who tried to tempt Buddha (cp. Satan); killing or slaying. 150)

(p. 830) maṭaki a large earthen barrel or cask. 22)

(p. 839) mandākinī (myth.) the name of the Ganges as flowing in heaven. 27)

(p. 867) mila1 a manufactory, a factory, a mill. 7)