(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. 864) māstula a mast (of a ship). 28)

(p. 846) masipātra, masidhāna an inkpot, an inkhorn. 16)

(p. 882) mōhita enmeshed in illusion; fascinated; infatuated; beside oneself; swooned; enchanted, charmed; hypnotized. মোহিত করা v. to enmesh in illusion; to fascinate; to infatuate; to cause to swoon; to enchant, to charm, to hypnotize. 45)

(p. 851) māōbāda the doctrine or theory of Mao ze-dong, Maoism. 24)

(p. 874) mumukṣu desirous of salvation. 19)

(p. 852) mātana maddened state; act of running amuck; frenzy; madness; (of elephants etc.) must; state of being beside oneself; absorption; feverish enthusiasm; excitement; revelry; a revel-rout; fermentation. 52)

(p. 847) mahimā divine grace or power; glory; majesty; exaltedness, dignity; charm, influence (টাকার মহিমা). ̃কীর্তন করা v. to sing or narrate the glory of. মহিমান্বিত same as ̃ময় fem. মহিমান্বিতা । ̃ব্যঞ্জক a. expressive of grace or glory or majesty or exaltedness or dignity or power. মহিমার্ণব n. one regarded as an ocean of grace or glory or majesty or exaltedness or dignity or power. 29)

(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. 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. 863) mālāi film or cream of milk. 17)

(p. 872) mucaki half-expressed by the turning up of lips, (cp.) smirky (মুচকি হাসি) 20)

(p. 846) masūrikā, masūrī small-pox, variola. 17)

(p. 874) muṣṭi cupped palm of the hand; a handful; a fist; a handle, a haft, a hilt; firm hold, grip. ̃গত a. gripped; firmly held or controlled; clenched. ̃প্রহার same as মুষ্ট্যাঘাত । ̃বদ্ধ a. having a hand or hands closed or clenched; (of a hand) closed or clenched. ̃ভিক্ষা n. a handful of rice or other cereals given in charity. ̃মেয় a. only a handful of, a little or a few. ̃যুদ্ধ n. boxing; buffeting. মুষ্টিযুদ্ধ করা v. to engage in a boxing contest. ̃যোগ n. a quack remedy or medicine. ̃যোদ্ধা n. a boxer, a pugilist. মুষ্ট্যাঘাত n. a fisticuff, a box, a buffet. মুষ্ট্যাঘাত করা v. to box, to buffet. 40)

(p. 831) mata2 an opinion, a view; consent; a theory; a doctrine, an ism; a tenet; a creed, a religion; a method, a principle; a mode or means. মত করা v. to agree (to); to intend. মতো করানো v. to persuade. মত দেওয়া v. to consent to, to agree to; to give one's consent; to acquiesce; to pass one's opinion, to opine. মত নেওয়া v. to take or invite one's consent or opinion. মত পাওয়া v. to obtain one's consent or approval. নানা মুনির নানা মত (fig.) many minds many views; no two wise men agree. যত মত তত পথ as many tenets, as many ways to salvation. ̃দান n. giving one's opinion or consent; expressing one's views; casting one's vote. ̃দ্বৈধ same as ̃বিরোধ । ̃পরিবর্তন n. change of opinion. ̃পার্থক্য n. difference of opinion or views. ̃বাদ n. a theory; a doctrine; a tenet. ̃বাদী a. adhering to a particular theory or doctrine or tenet. ̃বিরোধ, ̃ভেদ, মতানৈক্য n. difference of opinion; disagreement; dissension. মতান্তর n. difference of opinion, dissension; a different or contrary opinion or view or doctrine or theory. মতান্তরে adv. in or according to another view. মতাবলম্বন করা v. to accept or adhere to or profess an opinion or view or doctrine or theory or tenet or religion. মতাবলম্বী a. & n. one who accepts or adheres to or follows or professes a particular opinion or view or doctrine or theory or religion. fem. মতাবলম্বিনী । মতামত n. views for and against. 18)