(p. 831) madhura very sweet, honeyed; sweet; delicious; pleasant. fem. মধুরা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. great sweetness; deliciousness; pleasantness. ̃ভাষিণী a. fem. honeytongued; soft-spoken. masc. ̃ভাষী । ̃প্রকৃতি, ̃স্বভাব a. sweet-tempered. ̃স্বর a. sweet-voiced. মধুরাম্ল n. an acid; acid. a. acid. মধুরালাপ n. pleasant or friendly conversation; (poet.) amorous conversation. মধুরিমা a. (great) sweetness; pleasantness. 45)

(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. 830) mañjarita blossomed, budded, flowered; sprouted. মঞ্জরিত হওয়া v. to blossom, to bud, to flower; to sprout. 12)

(p. 852) mānabindu (phys.) any of the fixed points (of a thermometer). 106)

(p. 866) minā, minē enamel; enamelling. মিনা করা v. to enamel. মিনে-করা a. enamelled. 15)

(p. 867) mukura a mirror, a looking-glass, a speculum. 38)

(p. 886) myāpa an atlas; a map. ম্যাপ দেখা v. to read a map. ম্যাপ রচনা করা v. to draw a map. 12)

(p. 867) miśra mixed, blended; united; hybrid (মিশ্র জাতি); (math. & sc.) compound (মিশ্রভগ্নাংশ, মিশ্রযোগ). □ n. a mixture; (sc.) a compound. ̃ক n. a compounder; an ingredient of a compound. মিশ্রকবিদ্যা n. the art of compounding medicines. ̃পদার্থ n. a mixture; (sc.) a compound. ̃বর্ণ a. variegated. ̃সুর n. (mus.) a hybrid tune or mode. ̃ধাতু n. an alloy. 20)

(p. 879) mēṭē2 made of clay or earth (মেটে পুতুল); mud-built (মেটে ঘর); plastered with clay or terra-cotta (দোমেটে); of earthy complexion, mud-coloured. মেটে সাপ a non-venomous mud-coloured snake. 17)

(p. 839) manōratha heart's desire; desire; (secret) intention. ̃পূরণ, ̃সিদ্ধি n. fulfilment of one's heart's desire or (secret) intention. 8)

(p. 852) mānasika mental (মানসিক ব্যাধি); imaginary or fancied (মানসিক ভয়). n. a sacrifice or offering promised to a deity on condition that one's prayer be granted. মানসিক করা v. to promise a sacrifice or offering to a deity on condition that a prayer be granted. মানসিক দেওয়া v. to offer a promised sacrifice to a deity on fulfilment of a prayer. 114)

(p. 879) maithila of or inhabiting Mithila. মৈথিলী n. the language of Mithila; a woman of Mithila. 62)

(p. 882) mōgala a Moghul. a. Moghul.মোগলাই a. pertaining to Moghuls; current amongst Moghuls. 7)

(p. 852) māgha the tenth month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of January to the middle of February). মাঘী a. of the month of Magha (মাঘ). n. the fullmoon day in the month of Magha (also মাঘী পূর্ণিমা). মাঘোত্সব n. a religious festival observed by the Brahmo Samaj in the month of Magha (মাঘ). 16)

(p. 847) mahimamaẏa glorious; majestic; exalted; dignified. fem. মহিমময়ী । 28)