(p. 866) miniṭa the sixtieth part of an hour or of a degree, a minute; a moment. মিনিটে মিনিটে adv. every minute, every moment; repeatedly; at short intervals. 19)

(p. 878) mṛttikā earth; clay, mud; soil; the ground; the earth; the world. বাহিত মৃত্তিকা (geog.) transported soil. ̃গঠিত ̃নির্মিত same as মৃন্ময় । ̃গর্ভ n. the bowels or inside of the earth; an underground place, the underground. ̃পাত্র, ̃ভাণ্ড same as মৃত্পাত্র (see মৃত্). ̃ভোজন n. geophagy. ̃ভোজী a. geophagous. 5)

(p. 879) mēlāni meeting or union; a crowd; a society or association; parting, farewell; farewell greetings; a parting gift a present, a gift. 48)

(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. 852) mādhyandina of midday or noon. ̃রেখা n. (astr. & geog.) the meridian. 86)

(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. 864) māsamāinē monthly wages; a monthly salary. 20)

(p. 863) mālā3 a necklace; a chaplet or circlet; a garland; a string (জপমালা); a series, a row, a line (ঊর্মিমালা, পর্বতমালা). মালা গাঁথা v. to form into a wreath, to wreathe. মালা জপা v. to tell one's beads. 16)

(p. 838) manōmatō to one's liking or choice, after one's own heart. 26)

(p. 851) mahauṣadha a great or infallible medicine; (cp.) panacea. 11)

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

(p. 831) madra the ancient name of the Punjab and some adjoining districts. 43)

(p. 844) malama an ointment, an unguent; a balm. 13)

(p. 852) māṭakōṭhā a mud-built house consisting of two or more stories. 35)

(p. 828) mu, mau honey. মউ-আলু n. sweet yam. ̃চাক, ̃মাছির চাক n. a honeycomb; a beehive. ̃মাছি n. the bee. মউমাছির রানি a queen-bee. ̃মাছি পালন n. bee-keeping, apiculture. ̃লোভী a. fond of honey. 4)