(p. 829) maca denoting: a sharp snapping noise. মচমচ int. denoting: repeated snapping noise. মচমচে a. crisp (মচমচে মুড়ি). 4)

(p. 831) madhyama middle; second in order of seniority or age (মধ্যমভ্রাতা = the second brother; মধ্যমপুত্র = the second son); (rare) intermediate, medial; middling, mediocre, moderate. n. the waist (সুমধ্যমা); (mus.) the major fourth of the C-scale. ̃পন্হা n. the middle course; (pol.) moderateness, moderatism. ̃পন্হী a. following the middle course; (pol.) moderate. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. fem. ̃বয়স্কা । মধ্যমা n. the middle finger; (geom.) a median. a. fem. second in order of seniority or age. মধ্যমাঙ্গুলি n. the middle finger. 49)

(p. 885) mauṭusi a very tiny bird sucking the honey of flowers, the sunbird. 7)

(p. 844) mala1 a bangle for the ankle. 10)

(p. 864) māṣa2, māṣā a unit of weight for jewellers (= 18 or 15 grs.) or for apothecaries (9 grs. approx.). 13)

(p. 865) miṭimiṭi flickering dimly (মিটিমিটি জ্বালা); blinkingly (মিটিমিটি চাওয়া). a. dimly flickering, dim; blinking. মিটিমিটি করা v. to flicker dimly; to blink. 13)

(p. 852) mānaba mankind, man; a man; a human being, a person. a. relating to or drawn up by Manu (মনু) the law-giver (মানব-ধর্মশাস্ত্র). fem. n. মানবী womankind; a woman. মানবক pop. spell. of মাণবক । ̃চরিত্র n. human nature or character. ̃জাতি n. mankind, humankind, the human race. ̃জীবন n. the human life, the life of man. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. humanity. মানবতাবাদ n. humanism. ̃ধর্ম n. the religion of man; humanity. ̃প্রকৃতি n. human nature. ̃লীলা n. activities of a human being whilst existing upon the earth; existence as a human being. মানবলীলা সংবরণ করা v. to die, to breathe one's last. ̃সমাজ n. human world, mankind; the human society. ̃হীন a. having no human dweller, depopulated, desolate. ̃হৃদয় n. man's heart, the human heart; humane feelings. মানবিক a. human; humane. মানবিক বিদ্যা the humanities. মানবীয় a. human; humane. মানবোচিত a. befitting a human being, humane; (loos.) human. 105)

(p. 839) mara mortal; perishable. ̃জগত্ n. the perishable or mortal world; the earth. ̃জীবন n. mortal life. ̃দেহ n. the perishable body, the mortal frame. ̃মানব n. mortal man, a mortal. 54)

(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. 879) mērajāi a kind of waistcoat. 37)

(p. 852) māgadha of or relating to Magadha, Magadhan. মাগধী n. Magadhi, the Prakritic language which is considered the source of Hindi and Bengali. অর্ধমাগধী n. a kind of Magadhi (মাগধী) corrupted with mixture of several Prakritic dialects. 8)

(p. 831) manakaṣākaṣi strained relations; mutual ill-feelings; bad blood. মনকষাকষি করা v. to strain one's relations with; to fall out with. 58)

(p. 852) mānē meaning, interpretation, import, significance, implication; motive, purpose, cause (আন্দোলনের মানে); utility (জমি পতিত রাখার মানে কী?). মানে করা v. to interpret; to expound; to explain. মানে বোঝা v. to comprehend the meaning or motive or intention or utility of. মানে বোঝানো v. to mean, to signify; to imply; to explain the meaning of. মানে হওয়া v. to serve a purpose; to be of any use; to convey a meaning. 126)

(p. 852) mātāla intoxicated with wine, drunk, drunken; sozzled; addicted to drinking wine esp. to excess; infatuated, beside oneself; saturated. n. a drunk person; a boozer, a drunkard. 61)

(p. 852) mājhāra (poet.) same as মাঝ । 30)