(p. 852) mātaṅga the elephant. fem. মাতঙ্গী (loos.) মাতঙ্গিনী the female elephant; (myth.) one of the ten manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 51)

(p. 831) madya wine. ̃প, ̃পায়ী a. addicted to drinking wine. n. a drunkard; a boozer. ̃বিক্রেতা n. a vintner, a wine merchant. মদ্যাসক্তি n. addiction to wine; addiction to drinking; booziness. 42)

(p. 844) malāi trampling; rubbing; scrubbing; massaging; threshing, thrashing. 18)

(p. 852) māphika like; conforming to (রুচিমাফিক). 138)

(p. 831) manaprāṇa heart and soul. 65)

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

(p. 828) makhamala velvet. মখমলি a. made of velvet; velvety (মখমলি আকাশ) 20)

(p. 879) mērudaṇḍa the backbone, the spine, the vertebral column; (fig.) strength or firmness of character. ̃হীন a. having no backbone, spineless, invertebrate; (fig.) lacking in strength of character. মেরুদণ্ডহীন প্রাণীবর্গ n. pl. the Invertebrata. মেরুদণ্ডী a. having a backbone or spine, vertebrate. মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীবর্গ n. pl. the Vertebrata. 41)

(p. 863) mālaśā a small earthen basin. 12)

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

(p. 838) manōja born in the mind; born of the mind n. the god of Love (who dwells in the mind); Cupid. 11)

(p. 839) manḍā2 poet. form of মন্ডিত করা 13)

(p. 829) majā1 to be drowned; to lose oneself (in) (প্রেমে মজা, নেশায় মজা); to be charmed (with) or won over (by) (কথায় মজা); to silt up (পুকুর মজা); to be pickled thoroughly or overmuch (আচার মজা); to mature or ripen thoroughly (কাঁঠাল মজেনি); to be greatly endangered or utterly ruined (ব্যাঙ্ক ফেল পড়ায় সে মজল). a. silted up or dried up thoroughly or overmuch, matured or ripened. n. the delicious leavings of certain fruits from which juice has been extracted (তালের মজা). 8)

(p. 867) mukhasta committed to memory, got by heart, memorized, lying in or within the mouth. মুখস্ত করা v. to commit to memory, to get by heart, to memorize; to cram. মুখস্ত বলা v. to commit from memory. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art of cramming; knowledge confined to memory work. -মুখা older var. of -মুখো ।

(p. 866) mini2 small or minor (মিনিস্কাট, মিনিবাস). n. the small form of a thing; a minibus. 18)