(p. 851) mā2 mother; (coll.) mom, mamma, mama, ma; (of beasts) dam. মায়ের জাত womenfolk, womanhood, womankind. মায়ের দয়া (fig.) small pox or chicken pox. 14)

(p. 831) madōddhata highly conceited or arrogant or haughty, stuck-up, puffed up. 41)

(p. 844) mala1 a bangle for the ankle. 10)

(p. 865) michila a procession. 4)

(p. 852) mācā, mācāna a platform, a dais; a shelf; a scaffold; a stage; a shooting-platform usu. up a tree, a machan. 18)

(p. 828) maghā the tenth of the twenty-seven stars according to the Hindu astronomy.

(p. 831) madira intoxicating; besotting; infatuating. ̃তা n. intoxication; drunkenness; infatuation. মদিরা n. rich. wine (cp. Madeira). মদিরাক্ষী, মদিরেক্ষণা n. fem. a woman with eyes pleasantly dilated with or as with drunkeness; a woman having beautiful eyes. মদিরাগৃহ n. an ale-house, a grog-shop. 38)

(p. 872) mucalēkā (in law) a recognizance, a bond. মুচলেকা দেওয়া v. to enter into a recognizance, to furnish a bond. 22)

(p. 879) mēẏē a daughter; a little girl, a girl; a woman. a. female, she (মেয়েবিড়াল); effeminate. ̃ছেলে (usu. considered ind.) n. same as মেয়েমানুষ । ̃-মর্দ (coll.) ̃-মদ্দ n. pl. men and women; husband and wife. ̃মর্দানি n. a termagant, an Amazon; (cp.) a tomboy. ̃মানুষ n. a woman; womankind. ̃মুখো a. (of men) effeminate or timid in speech (and also in activity). মেয়েলি a. of women, feminine, womanly; effeminate, womanish (মেয়েলি ভাব). ̃লোক n. a woman. 36)

(p. 874) muṣaḍ়ānō to become downhearted or depressed or discouraged. মুষড়ে পড়া same as মুষড়ানো । 37)

(p. 867) muktā a pearl. ̃খচিত a. set or studded or inlaid with pearls. ̃গর্ভ a. containing pearls, pearly. ̃তুল্য a. pearl-like, pearly. ̃ফল n. pearl; camphor. ̃বলি, ̃বলী n. a collection or string of pearls. ̃মালা, ̃হার n. a string of pearls, a pearl-necklace. ̃শুক্তি n. a pearl-oyster. 41)

(p. 830) maṭara2 pea. ̃কলাই (dial.) ̃কড়াই n. pea. ̃ডাল n. husked (ripened) peaseeds used as dal. ̃দানা n. a grain or seed of pea. a necklace or a girdle studded with small balls resembling seeds of pea. ̃মালা n. a necklace studded with small balls resembling peaseeds. ̃শাক n. pea-plant eaten as spinach. ̃শুটি n. a pea-pod, a peascod, a pease-cod, a pea-cod.

(p. 839) maracē rust. মরচে ধরা, মরচে পড়া v. to contact rust, to rust. 56)

(p. 872) muga a kind of pigeon-pea. 15)

(p. 844) maryādā dignity, honour; prestige; respect, preferential treatment, cordial reception (অতিথির মর্যাদা); good name, reputation; recognition, place or position (গুণীজনের মর্যাদা); decorum, grace (মর্যাদাপূর্ণ আচরণ); ceremonial form or etiquette (স্ব স্ব মর্যাদানুসারে দরবারে উপবেশন); status (প্রথম শ্রেণির ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটের মর্যাদা); a (complimentary) fee or tribute (কুলিনের মর্যাদা); value, worth, importance (প্রতিশ্রুতির মর্যাদা). মর্যাদা দেওয়া v. to attach importance to; to recognize the worth of; to receive or treat cordially; to pay heed to; to obey (আইনকে মর্যাদা দেওয়া); to pay respect to; to give the status of. মর্যাদা নষ্ট করা v. to defame; to attaint; to disgrace; to dishonour; to impair the dignity or prestige or importance of; to cheapen. ̃পূর্ণ a. dignified; conforming to the rules of decorum; decent, graceful; respectful. ̃শালী a. dignified; having importance, respectable. ̃হানি n. defamation: attaint; disgrace; dishonour; indignity; loss of dignity or prestige; loss of importance. মর্যাদাহানি করা same as মর্যাদা নষ্ট করা । ̃হানিকর a. damaging, defamatory; humiliating. 8)