(p. 864) māsi a sister or a cousin-sister of one's mother, an aunt. 24)

(p. 847) mahīlatā an earthworm. 41)

(p. 852) mādṛśa like me; like myself. fem. মাদৃশী । 79)

(p. 852) mādrāsā a madrasa, a madrasah. 81)

(p. 828) magaji ornamental border or hem (of a frock, shirt etc.). 24)

(p. 830) mañjura sanctioned, approved, granted; permitted; accepted, admitted (আপিল মঞ্জুর হওয়া). মঞ্জুর করা v. to sanction, to approve; to grant; to permit; to accept, to admit. 16)

(p. 872) mutābēka in accordance with, according to; in compliance with. 42)

(p. 828) magaḍāla the topmost branch of a tree. 25)

(p. 852) mānahāni defamation; a libel. মানহানি করা v. to defame; to libel. ̃কর a. defamatory; libellous. মানহানির মোকদ্দমা a defamation case; a libel suit. 116)

(p. 852) māra3 beating or striking or thrashing or flogging. মার খাওয়া v. to be beaten up or flogged. মার দেওয়া a. to beat, to flog. ̃কাট n. fighting and bloodshed; tumultuous brawl or affray; feverish haste and fuss; higgling. adv. & a. at best. ˜কুটে a. given to beating on slightest pretext. ̃খেকো a. one who is often flogged. ̃ধর n. beating or flogging; beating and arresting (as by the police). ̃পিট n. mutual fighting; fray; an affray, a riot; beating or flogging (esp. excessive). ̃মার কাটকাট n. same as কাট । a. tumultuous, noisily violent, turbulent. ̃মুখো a. about to strike or hurt; aggressive; frightening, threatening, menacing. fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মূর্তি a. about to strike or hurt; having an aggressive or menacing appearance. n. aggressive or menacing appearance. 151)

(p. 852) mātrā amount, measure, degree (শীতের মাত্রা); a dose (ওষুধের মাত্রা); limit (মাত্রাহীন লোভ); a horizontal straight line put over the consonants and some vowels of the Bengali alphabet; either of the measures long and short into which the letters of the alphabet are grouped; (pros.) a unit for measuring syllables (esp. in Sanskrit verses); a unit of division in Indian musical measure; (math.) dimension; (phys.) mass; (phys.) a unit of measure. মাত্রা ছাড়ানো v. to go beyond the limit of (decency etc.) ̃জ্ঞান, ̃বোধ n. sense of proportion. ̃তত্ত্ব n. (med.) posology. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of metrical measure depending on differentiating alphabetical letters into long and short. ̃হীন a. limitless, boundless. 65)

(p. 876) mūrdhanya (gr.) cerebral. n. (gr.) a retroflex or cerebral letter, a cerebral. 11)

(p. 843) marūdyāna an oasis. 15)

(p. 852) mākhā to smear, to dab, to daub, to coat -(রং মাখা); to knead (ময়দা মাখা); to mix with spices etc. in order to make something ready for cooking, to lard মাংস মাখা; to mix with curry etc. to make something ready for eating, (cp.) to sauce (ভাত মাখা). মাখানো v. to cause to smear or dab or coat or knead or lard. ̃মাখি n. mutual or repeated smearing রং মাখামাখি; frequent social communication, intimacy, act of mixing freely with, close association (পুলিশের সঙ্গে মাখামাখি). মাখামাখি করা v. to smear mutually or repeatedly, to indulge in frequent social communication with, to form an intimacy with, to mix freely with. 6)

(p. 852) māḍ় (liquefied) starch extracted from rice etc. by boiling or used in the laundry as a stiffener. মাড় দেওয়া v. to starch. 43)