(p. 852) mājā2 to scour or scrub; to cleanse (as teeth) by rubbing, brushing etc.; to polish (as gold ornaments). a. scoured or scurbbed; cleansed by rubbing, brushing etc.; polished; employed or used in scouring or scrubbing. n. same as মাজন । বাসন-মাজা চাকর a scullion. বাসন-মাজা ঝি a scullerymaid. ̃ঘষা n. meticulous scouring scrubbing or polishing; meticulous cleansing and dressing (রূপের মাজাঘষা); meticulous training and practice (গায়কদের মাজাঘষা); meticulous correction and modification, careful chiselling (লেখার বা ছবির মাজাঘষা). মাজানো v. to cause to scour or scrub or cleanse or polish. 26)

(p. 847) mahāphēja a record-keeper (esp. a government record-keeper). ̃খানা n. a record-room, archive. জাতীয় মহাফেজখানা the National Archive. 26)

(p. 830) mañjari a young shoot or twig with new leaves (আম্রমঞ্জরি); a shoot; a sprout; a spike (পুষ্পমঞ্জরি); an ear (শস্যমঞ্জরি); a flower-spike (বকুলমঞ্জরি). ̃দন্ড n. (bot.) a rachis. ̃পত্র n. (bot.) a bract. 11)

(p. 879) mēlāmēśā intimancy; association; close relationship. 50)

(p. 879) mēhanata physical or manual labour, toil; (fig.) laborious effort or endeavour. মেহনত করা v. to labour, to toil; (fig.) to work or endeavour laboriously. মেহনতি a. engaged in manual labouring, toiling. 58)

(p. 846) masi, masī ink; soot; a dark stain or spot. ̃কার n. one who inks, an inker, (loos.) an inkman. ̃কৃষ্ণ a. black as ink or soot, deep black. ̃চিহ্নিত a. marked with ink; having a dark stain or spot. ̃তুল্য, ̃বত্ a. inky, black as ink; very black. ̃নিন্দিত a. even blacker than ink or soot. ̃ময় a. sooty, smudgy; smudged; inky; very black; extremely dark. ̃মাখা, ̃লিপ্ত a. smeared with ink or soot; very black or dark. ̃লাঞ্ছিত same as ̃নিন্দিত । 13)

(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. 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. 867) mukhaṭi2 a lid, a cap, a cork, a stopper (as of a bottle etc.). 44)

(p. 844) malidā a fine and soft woollen fabric; a shawl made of this fabric. 21)

(p. 879) mēla1 the letter-conveying post, the mail; any vehicle carrying the mail. a. carrying the mail (মেলভ্যান). 43)

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

(p. 866) mitācāra temperance, abstemiousness. মিতাচারী a. temperate, abstemious. fem. মিতাচারিণী । মিতাচারিতা n. same as মিতাচার । 2)

(p. 879) mēḍ়ō (contem.) a native of Marwar, a Marwari; (contemp.) an up-countryman of India. 21)

(p. 872) mugdha fascinated; enchanted, bewitched; highly attracted, captivated; spellbound; engrossed, absorbed (ধ্যানমুগ্ধ) entranced (আবেশমুগ্ধ); foolishly doting (স্নেহমুগ্ধ); enamoured of; foolish or ignorant (মুগ্ধবোধ); simple, naive (মুগ্ধস্বভাব) fem. মুগ্ধা । মুগ্ধ করা v. to fascinate; to enchant, to bewitch; to attract highly, to captivate; to engross or absorb; to entrance. 18)