(p. 852) māṅgalika, māṅgalya scripturally auspicious things such as mango-twigs, sandal etc.. well-being, weal, welfare. a. suspicious, propitious. মাঙ্গলিক দ্রব্য same as মাঙ্গলিক (n). 17)

(p. 879) mēṭuli, mēṭē1 the liver of a goat, sheep etc. taken as food. 16)

(p. 852) māndāsa a raft, a float. 130)

(p. 847) mahatī of মহত্ । 7)

(p. 874) munasēpha an officer trying suits at the lowest civil court, a munsiff. মুনসেফি n. the office of a munsiff. a. relating to a munsiff (মুনসেফি আদালত). 8)

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

(p. 852) māpa2 measure; dimension; measurement. মাপ নেওয়া v. to take measurements of, to measure. মাপে হওয়া v. to be of a particular measure or size, to measure; to fit in measurements. ̃কাঠি, ̃কাটি n. a measuring-rod; a measure; a standard. ̃জোখ, ̃জোক n. measurements; measurement; surveying. মাপজোখ করা v. to measure minutely; to survey. ̃দড়ি n. measuring rope or tape. ̃সই a. & adv. conforming to particular measurements. ˜ক a. measuring or weighing. n. a measure; a weigher. ̃ন n. measuring or weighing or sounding. ̃দণ্ড n. a measuring-rod. ̃যন্ত্র n. a weighing-machine. ̃রজ্জু n. a sounding-line, a plumb-line. মাপনী n. (geom.) a ruler, a scale. 135)

(p. 831) madhyābashā mediocrity; the middle or middling state. 52)

(p. 867) mirajāi a waist-coat or vest with cotton padding inside. 3)

(p. 879) mēṣa (as masc.) the ram; (as neut.) the sheep; (astrol.) the Aries, the Ram. fem. মেষী the ewe. ̃তুল্য, ̃বত্ a. sheepish. ̃পাল n. a flock of sheep; a shepherd (fem.: a shepherdess). ̃পালক n. a shepherd. ̃পালন n. tending of sheep. ̃মাংস n. mutton. ̃শাবক n. a lamb, a yeanling. 53)

(p. 876) mūla a root; an esculent root, a bulbous plant, a bulb; beginning; origin; a cause or source of origin; (of money) capital or principal (সুদেমূলে); foundation, base, basis (অমূলক); the basal or embedded part of anything, the foot (বৃক্ষমূল); (math.) a factor of a quantity, root. a. first, original; fundamental; basic; primary; principal; chief, main; real; (of invested money etc.) capital or principal. অবরোহ মূল (bot.) a hanging root. অস্হানিক মূল (bot.) an adventitious root. প্রধান মূল, মুখ্য মূল (bot.) a tap root. মূল উপাদান an essential element. মূল একক a fundamental unit. -মূলক sfx. caused by, originating from (ভ্রান্তিমূলক বিশ্বাস); (inc.) causing or exhibiting (দুঃখমূলক ব্যাপার). ̃কর্ম n. the original or principal work. ̃কারণ n. the first or primary or original cause; the rootcause; the real cause. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the principal centre; headquarters; (comm.) the head office; (geom.) the radical centre. ̃গত a. basic, fundamental; radical. মূল গায়েন the leading singer of a chorus. ̃গ্রন্হ n. the original text or manuscript, (cp.) the source-book. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন same as মূলোচ্ছেদ । ̃জ a. originating from the root, radical. মূলজ প্রেষ n. (bot.) the root-pressure. ̃জীবী n. (bot.) a root-parasite. ̃ত same as মূলে । ̃তত্ত্ব n. the first or primary principle; the basic or fundamental truth. ̃ত্র n. (bot.) a root-cap. ̃দ a. (alg.) rational. n. (alg.) a rational quantity, a rational. ̃ধন n. capital or principal (invested). ̃ধর্ম n. the fundamental properties. ̃নীতি n. the fundamental or basic or primary principle. ̃প্রকৃতি n. the original or elemental nature; (theol.) same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃ভিত্তি n. the foundation, the groundwork; inauguration; the primary or principal ground or basis. ̃মন্ত্র n. an esoteric word or words uttered inwardly at prayer; the guiding principle; firm resolve (জীবনের মূলমন্ত্র). ̃রশ্মি n. (phys.) a direct ray. ̃রোম n. (bot.) a root-hair. ̃শিকড় (chiefly bot.) the main root. ̃সূত্র n. the fundamental rule or principle. মূলে adv. at the root or base; in the beginning, originally; primarily; basically, fundamentally; at all. মূলে ভুল করা to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. 14)

(p. 862) mārkasabādī a Marxist. a. Marxist, Marxian. 10)

(p. 872) muci2 a worker in animal skin, a shoemaker, a cobbler, a cordwainer, a tanner. 24)

(p. 865) mitabyaẏa, mitabyaẏitā frugality, thrift, economy. মিতব্যয়ী a. frugal, thrifty, economical. 19)

(p. 882) mōṣa (coll.) a buffalo. মোষের গাড়ি a buffalo-drawn cart, a buffalo cart. 39)