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

(p. 876) mūlya price; rate; cost; value, worth; charge; wages, fee, remuneration; hirecharge, hire; freight. মূল্য দেওয়া v. to pay the price of; to remunerate; (fig.) to appreciate or recognize the value or worth of. ̃জ্ঞাপন n. quotation (of prices). ̃নির্ধারক, ̃নিরূপক a. appraising; evaluating. n. an appraiser; an evaluator. মূল্যনির্ধারণ বা নিরূপণ করা v. to appraise; to evaluate. ̃পত্র (পাওনা সম্বন্ধে) n. a bill. ̃বান a. valuable, costly, precious. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. increase or rise in price, appreciation. ̃বেদন n. quotation of price or charge. ̃বেদনপত্র n. a tender. ̃বোধ n. idea or sense of values. ̃হীন a. valueless; worthless; (fig.) futile or useless. ̃ হ্রাস n. fall in price or value, depreciation. মূল্যানুসারে adv. according to value or price, ad valorem. মূল্যায়ন n. assessment; evaluation. মূল্যায়ন করা v. to assess or estimate the price or value of; to appraise; to evaluate. 21)

(p. 867) mirabahara an admiral. 4)

(p. 847) mahanmadi Mohammedan, Muslim. n. a Mohammedan. 14)

(p. 852) mājhāri middling, moderate, of medium grade, quality, size etc. 31)

(p. 846) maśā the mosquito. ডাঁশ মশা n. the gnat. মশা মারতে কামান দাগা (fig.) to crush a butterfly on a wheel. 5)

(p. 829) maṅgōla, maṅgōlīẏa a Mongol. a. Mongol, Mongolian, Mongoloid. মঙ্গোলয়েড n. a Mongoloid. a. Mongoloid. 3)

(p. 829) maṅgala well-being, weal, welfare, good, benefit; the Mars; Tuesday; a kind of Bengali epic poems about popular deities (usu. মঙ্গলকাব্য). মঙ্গল করা v. to do good to. ̃কর a. auspicious, propitious; doing good. ̃কামনা n. good wishes. ̃কামী a. well-wishing. মঙ্গলকামী ব্যক্তি a well-wisher. ̃কারী a. & n. one who does good to others. fem. ˜কারিণী । ̃গীত n. a song narrating the glory of a deity. ̃গ্রহ n. the Mars. ̃ঘট n. a consecrated pitcher placed in a house to win divine favour. ̃চন্ডী n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক same as ̃কর । fem. ̃দায়িকা । ̃বার n. Tuesday. ̃ময় a. benign, benignant, gracious, doing good, auspicious. n. God. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃সংবাদ ̃সমাচার n. news of wellbeing; good news; (Christ.) gospel. ̃সূত্র n. a sacred or consecrated thread or string worn on the neck by woman. মঙ্গলা n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). মঙ্গলাকর n. a mine of good. মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষা same as ̃কামনা । মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষী same as ̃কামী । fem. মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । মঙ্গলাচারণ, মঙ্গলাচার n. a prayer, to obtain divine benison on the eve of commencing work or in the beginning of a drama, poem etc.; any rite performed for the welfare of the votary. মঙ্গলামঙ্গল n. good and evil, weal and woe. মঙ্গলারতি n. the ceremonial waving of lights before an idol. মঙ্গলার্থে adv. for the good or welfare of. মঙ্গল্য var. of মাঙ্গলিক । 2)

(p. 829) maca denoting: a sharp snapping noise. মচমচ int. denoting: repeated snapping noise. মচমচে a. crisp (মচমচে মুড়ি). 4)

(p. 885) maula relating to or originating from the root, radical; original; primary, fundamental, basic; (sc.) elemental. n. (sc.) an element. মৌল নীতি a basic or fundamental principle. মৌল পদার্থ (sc.) an element. মৌল শিক্ষা basic education. 16)

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

(p. 843) marā2 to die; (of trees etc.) to wither; to be ruined (চাকরি গেলে মরবে); to be extremely troubled or afflicted (ভেবে মরা); to be strongly seized with (লজ্জায় মরা); to suffer or be punished (বদমাশি করলে মরবে); to dry up, to silt up (নদী মরা); to be allayed, to abate (ব্যথা মরা); to decrease (তেজ মরা); to weaken (পেট মরা); to be spiritless (অভাবে মরে থাকা); to be out (বাতাসে আলো গেল মরে). a. dead; withered; dried up, silted up; allayed, abated; decreased; weak or weakened; utterly spiritless; extinct; dim. অনাহারে মরা v. to die of hunger, to starve; to famish. মরমে মরা v. to be extremely mortified or ashamed. মরতে মরতে বাঁচা v. to come back from the jaws of death. মরে বাঁচা v. to be relieved from suffering by death. মরে মরে impairing one's health utterly; with utmost strain and difficulty. জীয়ন্তে মরা more dead than alive. মরা নাড়ি, মরা পেট stomach weakened on account of continued under-feeding. 2)

(p. 830) maṭakā a coarse variety of tusser; the topmost (and also central) part of the surface of a thatched roof (cp. loft); feigned sleep; a large earthen barrel or cask. মটকা মারা v. to close up or block the opening at the centre of a thatched roof; to pretend sleep, to pretend to be sleeping. 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. 865) miṭā, mēṭā to be accomplished or finished (কাজ মেটা); to be removed or relieved (দুঃখ মিটেছে); to be settled or compromised (বিবাদ মিটল); to be satisfied or fulfilled (সাধ মেটানো); to be paid off (পাওনা মেটা); to be compensated or compounded (লোকসান মেটা); (book-keeping) to be balanced. 7)