(p. 867) mistri a mechanic, an artisan, a smith; a machine foreman; a skilled or chief mechanic or artisan. 27)

(p. 874) muraja an instrument of percussion resembling a tom tom. 23)

(p. 878) mṛdu soft, supple, delicate; slight, gentle; not heavy, light; slow; dim, tender; not loud, low; temperate (মৃদু তাপ); mild, meek, effeminate (মৃদু স্বভাব); noiseless, stealthy (মৃদু চরণে); not sharp or keen (মৃদু ধার, মৃদু বুদ্ধি). ̃তা n. softness; gentleness; mildness, tenderness. ̃গতি same as ̃গামী । ̃গতিতে adv. with a slow or gentle motion. moving gently. ̃গমনা same as ̃গামিনী । ̃গম্ভীর a. low and deep, rumbling (মৃদুগম্ভীর স্বর বা ধ্বনি). ̃গামী a. slowly going or moving; softly or stealthily going or moving. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃জল (chem.) soft water. ̃পবন, ̃বায়ু n. a gentle breeze, (naut.) a cat's-paw. ̃ভাষী a. soft-spoken. ̃মন্দ a. gently and pleasantly moving (মৃদুমন্দ বাতাস); low and sweet (মৃদুমন্দ ধ্বনি); slow; (iron.) light but sharp (মৃদুমন্দ আঘাত) adv. moving gently and pleasantly; gently and pleasantly; in a low and sweet manner; slowly; (iron.) lightly but sharply. ̃রোমশ a. (bot.) downy. ̃স্পর্শ a. soft to the touch. n. gentle touch. ̃স্বভাব a. of a gentle nature. n. gentle nature. ̃স্বর n. low voice. ̃স্বরে adv. in a low voice, in a whisper. 8)

(p. 852) mādhyāhnika of noon or midday; meridian. fem. মাধ্যাহ্নিকী । ̃ক্রিয়া n. midday rites. 90)

(p. 872) mudita1 delighted, pleased. 46)

(p. 867) miẏānō to lose crispness (মুড়ি মিয়ানো); to lose energy or vigour, to become limp or flaccid (সে মিইয়ে পড়েছে, উত্সাহ মিয়ানো). a. bereft of crispness; bereft of energy or vigour, limp. flaccid. 2)

(p. 867) mukti (theol.) salvation, nirvana; freedom from earthly attachments; release; extrication, deliverance; discharge (জ্যা-মুক্তি); acquittal; loosening; recovery (রোগমুক্তি); unbolting, opening; freedom from obstruction or restrictions; unsheathing (কোষমুক্তি); delivery from or of (গর্ভমুক্তি); rescue; liberation; relief (ভয়মুক্তি); emancipation (নারীজাতির মুক্তি); end or termination (গ্রহণমুক্তি). মুক্তি দেওয়া same as মুক্ত করা (see মুক্ত) except in the last sense. মুক্তি পাওয়া v. to attain salvation; to gain freedom; to be set free, to be released or freed; to be extricated; to be discharged; to be acquitted; to be loosened, to be let loose; to be cured, to recover; to be unbolted; to be freed from obstruction or restrictions; to be unsheathed; to be delivered from or of; to be rescued; to be liberated; to become independent or free; to be emancipated. ̃দ, ̃দাতা a. & n. one who gives salvation or frees or releases or extricates or acquits or lets loose or cures or rescues or liberates or relieves or emancipates. fem. ˜দা, দাত্রী । ̃দান n. giving salvation; freeing; releasing; extrication or deliverance; acquittal; curing; rescuing; liberating; relieving; emancipating. ̃নামা, ̃পত্র n. a deed of release; a deed of reconveyance; a passport; a permit. ̃পণ n. ransom. ̃ফৌজ, ̃সেনা n. an army of liberation; the Salvation Army. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a war of liberation. ̃লাভ n. attainment of salvation; attainment of freedom; release; extrication or deliverance; acquittal; recovery; rescue; liberation, relief. ̃স্নান n. ceremonial bathing (esp. in a river) on termination of an eclipse. 42)

(p. 847) mahīẏāna very glorified or majestic or exalted or noble. 39)

(p. 828) m the twenty-fifth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 838) manōbala strength of mind; moral courage; self-confidence. 18)

(p. 852) māṇikya ruby; (loos.) a gem. 47)

(p. 874) mumukṣā desire for salvation. 18)

(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. 882) mōṭa1 a total, an aggregate, a sum total. a. total, aggregate; principal, chief, essential. মোট কথা the sum and substance, the long and the short of it. মোট দেওয়া v. to add up, to total. মোটের উপর on the whole; generally, on an average. 13)

(p. 864) māṣa2, māṣā a unit of weight for jewellers (= 18 or 15 grs.) or for apothecaries (9 grs. approx.). 13)