(p. 846) masalina a very fine and soft cotton fabric, muslin. 12)

(p. 879) mēdhya sacrificial; sacred. 31)

(p. 878) mṛdaṅga an instrument of percussion shaped almost like a tom-tom. 7)

(p. 838) manu (myth.) any one of the fourteen sons of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); the fourteenth Manu (মনু). regarded as the father and first law-giver of mankind. 5)

(p. 846) masajida a mosque, a masjid. 9)

(p. 831) maṇi a precious stone, a jewel, a gem; (fig.) a precious object or treasure (খোকামণি); (fig.) a glorious person (রঘুমণি). ̃ক n. (geog.) mineral. ̃কাঞ্চন n. a jewel and gold; (fig.) combination or union of two very precious things. ̃কাঞ্চনযোগ n. an excellent union: (astrol.) a very auspicious conjunction of stars. ̃কার n. a jeweller, a lapidary. ̃কোঠা n. a room the floor and walls of which are set with gems. ̃খচিত a. inlaid with jewels. ̃বন্ধ n. the wrist. ̃ভান্ডার n. a jewel-house, (cp.) treasure-house or treasure-trove. ̃মন্ডিত a. set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃ময় full of gems; made of gems; set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃মানিক্য same as ̃রত্ন । ̃মালা n. a necklace set with gems. ̃রত্ন n. pl. gems and jewels, jewellery. ̃হার same as ̃মালা । ̃হারা ফণী (fig.) one who is fretfully aggrieved on account of losing one's most precious treasure or beloved person. 10)

(p. 844) malina dirty, unclean; soiled; tarnished; dark (মলিন গাত্রবর্ণ); dim; dull; overcast, gloomy (মলিন আকাশ); glum; sorrowful, sad (মলিন মুখ). fem. মলিনা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব, মলিনিমা n. dirtiness, uncleanliness; soiled or tarnished state; darkness; dimness; dullness; gloominess; gloom; glumness; sadness. মলিনীকৃত a. made dirty or soiled. 22)

(p. 852) mānē-mānē whilst one's prestige or dignity is still unimpaired. 128)

(p. 872) muchā, mōchā to wipe; to mop, to swab; to rub out, to obliterate, to efface. to expunge (দাগ মোছা). ̃নো v. to cause to wipe or mop or swab or rub out or obliterate or efface or expunge. 26)

(p. 831) manapabana (dial.) secret inclinations and intentions, one's mind. মনপবনের দাঁড় (in folk-tales) an oar by means of which a boat can be driven at any speed and in any directions as one desires. 64)

(p. 838) manōbṛtti the faculty of the mind; mentality (গোলামি মনোবৃত্তি) 21)

(p. 874) muṣala a mallet, a club; a rammer; a pestle (esp. of a husking-tree which is operated in the seesaw manner or of a mortar). ̃ধারা n. torrential downpour. মুষলধারে বৃষ্টি পড়া to rain cats and dogs, to rain in torrents. 38)

(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)

(p. 882) mōṭara a motor; a motor car. ̃গাড়ি n. a motor car. মোটরগাড়ি চালানো v. to drive a motor car; to motor. ভাড়াটে মোটরগাড়ি a hired motor car or a taxicab. ভাড়াটে মোটরগাড়ির আড্ডা a taxistand. মোটরগাড়ির চালক, মোটরচালক a motor driver; a motorist. মোটর-মিস্ত্রি n. a motor mechanic. 15)

(p. 865) mitā friend; a born companion; an ally; a namesake. 21)