(p. 852) mātā1 mother. ̃পিতা n. pl. parents. ̃পিতৃহীন a. parentless, orphan. fem. ̃পিতৃহীনা । ̃মহ n. the father or an uncle of one's mother, a maternal grandfather. fem. ̃মহী the mother or an aunt of one's mother, a maternal grandmother. 57)

(p. 847) mahā1 (coll.) terrible or formidable (মহা শত্রু); excessive or exuberant (মহা ফুর্তি); large (মহাশোল). 23)

(p. 863) mālāicāki the knee-pan, the knee-cap, the patella. 18)

(p. 867) miśraṇa mixing, blending, compounding, mixture, composition; hybridization; union; unification; amalgamation; adulteration. ̃বিধি n. process of mixing or compounding or blending. মিশ্রণীয় a. miscible. 21)

(p. 872) muḍ়i2 the severed head of a goat, fish etc,; a counterfoil (চেকমুড়ি). মুড়িঘন্ট n. a highly seasoned dish prepared with the head of fish or of a goat, sheep, etc. 36)

(p. 872) muṭē a porter. মুটে-মজুর n. labourers collectively; labourers as a class; (usu. derog.) a menial or low-grade worker. 30)

(p. 852) māṭha a field, a maidan; a tract of agricultural land, land; a grazing ground, a pasture; an extensive open space (মাঠে মাঠে ঘোরা); a playing-field, a playground, a ground. মাঠে মারা যাওয়া (fig.) to be utterly lost or wasted. ̃ঘাট n. every place. 40)

(p. 882) mōracā, mōrcā a combination or coalition of different parties or groups; an alliance. 34)

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

(p. 851) mākaḍ়, mākaḍ়sā the spider; an arachnid. মাকড়সার জাল a spider-web, a cobweb; gossamer. 26)

(p. 852) mājha the middle, the centre; the inside or interior; the midst or company (পুরুষের মাঝে); the bottom of one's heart (আমার মাঝে) a. middle, half (মাঝপথ). মাঝ থেকে from the middle or centre or inside or interior or midst; from the bottom of one's heart; being innocently or unnecessarily involved (তোমরা করলে চুরি আর মাঝ থেকে সে খেল মার). ̃খান same as মাঝ (n.) ̃খানে same as মাঝে । ̃দরিয়া n. mid-stream; mid-ocean, mid-sea. ̃নদী n. mid-river, mid-stream. ̃নদীতে adv. half way into the river. মাঝে adv. meanwhile, in the meantime. মাঝেমধ্যে, মাঝেমাঝে adv. off and on, from time to time, at times. 28)

(p. 838) manōmada vanity, false pride. 27)

(p. 864) māsaśbaśura the husband of a মাসশাশুড়ি, an uncle-in-law. 22)

(p. 864) māsabhara throughout the month. 19)

(p. 876) mṛga the deer; the stag; the antelope; ground game; a beast, an animal. কস্তুরীমৃগ n. the musk-deer. কৃষ্ণসার-মৃগ n. the black antelope. চিত্রমৃগ n. the spotted deer. শাখামৃগ n. the monkey. ̃চর্ম n. deer-skin; animal skin. ̃তৃষা, ̃তৃষ্ণা, ̃তৃষ্ণিকা n. a mirage. ̃নয়না a. fem. having eyes like those of a deer. ̃নাভি n. musk. ̃মদ n. musk. ̃য়া n. hunting (esp. of big games). মৃগয়া করা v. to hunt. মৃগয়া করতে যাওয়া v. to go out hunting. মৃগয়াকারী n. a hunter, a huntsman. ̃রাজ same as মৃগেন্দ্র । ̃লোচনা same as ̃নয়না । ̃শিরা, ̃শীর্ষ n. the fifth of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy. ̃শিশু n. a fawn. ̃শৃঙ্গ n. the horn of a buck. মৃগাক্ষী same as ̃নয়না । masc. মৃগাক্ষ । মৃগাঙ্ক n. one who bears the sign of a deer; the moon. মৃগাঙ্কমৌলি, মৃগাঙ্কশেখর n. one who bears the moon on one's forehead as a crown; Shiva (শিব). মৃগাজিব n. a deerskin; an animal skin. মৃগাজীব n. a professional hunter. মৃগী n. (as fem.) the doe, the female beast (শাখামৃগী); (as neut.) epilepsy. মৃগেন্দ্র n. the king of beasts; the lion. 24)