(p. 864) māsōhārā a monthly (monetary) allowance or stipend. 26)

(p. 874) musammata (Mus.) an appellation affixed to the names of Muslim women, (cp.) Miss, Mrs. 41)

(p. 876) mūḍh় moving under an illusion; infatuated; stupid; ignorant; indiscreet; mentally obsessed. ̃তা n. ignorance; stupidity; bewilderment; indiscretion. 2)

(p. 851) māika, māikrōphōna a microphone, a mike. 16)

(p. 829) majaliśa a sitting, a meeting, a gathering; a party (চায়ের মজলিশ); an association, a society, a club. মজলিশি a. of or fit for a party or assembly; capable of brightening up a gathering or party with pleasant talk or bearing. 7)

(p. 844) marmara1 marble. 5)

(p. 844) mallikā a variety of jasmine. 25)

(p. 831) manarakṣā compliance with one's orders or desires; acting or working to please another; humouring or flattering. মনরক্ষা করা v. to comply with one's orders or desires or wishes; to act to please another; to humour; to flatter. 67)

(p. 839) maẏanā1 a bird of the starling family, the myna, the hill mynah, Gracula religiosa. 46)

(p. 872) muḍ়ā3, mōḍ়ā to pollard, to lop; to eat of the top (of) (ছাগলে গাছ মুড়েছে); to shave (মাথা মোড়া) 33)

(p. 879) mēru either of the two ends of the earth's axis, a pole; the backbone, the spine; an axis. সুমেরু n. the North Pole. ̃চুম্বকমাত্রা n. (phys.) the pole-strength. ̃জ্যোতি same as ̃প্রভা । ̃প্রদেশ n. a polar region. ̃প্রভা n. the polar lights; aurora polaris (eg. aurora australis, aurora borealis). ̃রেখা n. the earth's axis; an axis. উপাক্ষমেরুরেখা n. the earth's axis minor. পরাক্ষমেরুরেখা n. the earth's axis major. 40)

(p. 838) manōbhaṅga disappointment; despondency; dejection; discouragement. 23)

(p. 839) manmatha (myth.) the Hindu god of love (cp. Cupid, Eros). ̃শরাহত a. wounded with the shafts of love; love-sick. 38)

(p. 851) māi the mammary gland, the mamma (pl. mammae); milk of the mammae; (dial. & sl.) breasts. মাই খাওয়া v. to suck one's mother's breast. মাই খাওয়ানো v. to give suck to, to suckle. মাই ছাড়ানো v. to wean (a baby). মাইয়ের বোঁটা the mamilla, the teat, the nipple. 15)

(p. 885) mausuma a season; a fixed time or period of the year for occurrence or performance of something, a tide; the monsoon; the rainy season, the rains. মৌসুমি a. seasonal (মৌসুমি ফুল); periodical (মৌসুমি ভ্রমণ); monsoonal (মৌসুমি বাতাস). ̃বায়ু the monsoon.