মৃন্ময় [ mṛnmaẏa ] a made of earth or clay, earthen, clayey; mud-built (মৃন্ময় কুটির). fem. মৃন্ময়ী । মৃন্ময় তলানি (geog.) terrigenous deposit. ̃পাত্র same as মৃত্পাত্র । ̃মূর্তি n. a clay-model; an image made of clay. ̃শিল্প same as মৃত্শিল্প ।

মে [ mē ] n (the month of) May. মে দিবস n. May Day.

মেওয়া [ mēōẏā ] n a collective name of several nu tritious fruits namely pomegranates, grapes, raisins, almonds etc.; any nutri tious fruit. ̃ওয়ালা n. a fruit-seller, a fruiteret. fem. ̃ওয়ালি a fruiteress.

মেকদার [ mēkadāra ] n measure.

মেকি [ mēki ] a counterfeit, spurious; faked, forged; artificial; false (মেকি কথা); dis simulating, impersonating (মেকি লোক ।)

মেখলা [ mēkhalā ] n an ornamental girdle; (rare) a sword-guard or sword-belt.

মেঘ [ mēgha ] n cloud. মেঘ করা v. to cloud; to look cloudy; to become somewhat cloudy. মেঘ কেটেছে v. clouds have dispersed or lifted. মেঘ জমা v. to cloud. মেঘ হওয়া v. to cloud. অলক-মেঘ n. the cirrus. অলকাস্তর-মেঘ n. the cirro-stratus. আস্তর মেঘ n. the stratus. ঝঞ্ঝামেঘ, (coll.) ঝড়োমেঘ n. the nimbus. পুঞ্জমেঘ n. the cumulus. পুঞ্জালক-মেঘ n. the cirro-cumu lus. ভাঙামেঘ scattered clouds. রাঙা মেঘ, সিঁদুরে মেঘ a cirmson-coloured cloud which presages a storm. ̃খণ্ড n. a cloudlet. ̃গর্জন n. the roar or rumble of clouds; a clap of thunder. ̃জাল n. cu mulated clouds. ̃ডম্বর n. cumulation of clouds; the roar or rumble of clouds; a clap of thunder. মেঘডম্বর শাড়ি a sari (শাড়ি) having the colour of the nimbus, a dark blue sari. ̃নাদ n. the roar or rumble of clouds; one who roars like rumbling clouds. ̃নির্ঘোষ same as ̃গর্জন । ̃মণ্ডিত a. overcast with clouds. cloudy; cloud-topped, (poet.) cloud capt. ̃মন্দ্র n. the rumble of clouds. ̃মন্দ্রস্বর n. a voice resembling the rumble of clouds. ̃ময় a. full of clouds, cloudy, clouded. ̃মল্লার n. megh-mallar, an Indian musical mode. ̃মালা n. a string or series of clouds. ̃মেদুর a. rendered cool or pleasantly shadowy for being overcast with clouds. ̃লা a. overcast with clouds, cloudy. মেঘাগম n. the break or advent of the monsoon; the rainy season. মেঘাচ্ছন্ন a. thickly overcast with clouds, thickly clouded. মেঘাড়ম্বর same as ̃ডম্বর । মেঘাত্যয় n. the autumn. মেঘ মেঘে বেলা হওয়া v. (fig.) to become aged; grow old over the years.

মেচেতা [ mēcētā ] n freckles; lentigo. মেচেতা পড়া v. to be freckled.

মেছুনি [ mēchuni ] n. fem a fishwife; a fishwoman, a fisher-woman.

মেছুয়া [ mēchuẏā ] n a fishmonger or a fisherman. ☐ a. relating to fish (মেছুয়া গন্ধ); where fish is sold or auctioned or caught; pis civorous, fish-eating (মেছুয়া কুমির). ̃ঘেরি n. a place for catching fish, a fishery. ̃বাজার n. a fish-market. ̃হাটা n. a retail market for selling consign ments of fish by auction; (fig.) a noisy place.

মেজ¹ [ mēja¹ ] n a table; a desk.

মেজাজ [ mējāja ] n mood (of the mind); the ha bitual frame of mind, temperament; a fit of ill-humour or rage, temper. মেজাজ খারাপ থাকা v. to be out of humour. মেজাজ খারাপ হওয়া v. to run out of humour; to be in temper. মেজাজ দেখানো v. (usu. dero.) to show temper. মেজাজ ভালো থাকা v. to be in good humour. মেজাজ ভালো হওয়া v. to recover one's good humour. খারাপ মেজাজ ill humour. খিট্খিটে মেজাজ billious or peevish tem perament. খোশমেজাজ see খোশ । বদমেজাজ see বদ । ভালো মেজাজ good humour. রুক্ষ মেজাজ choleric or haughty tempera ment. হাসিখুশি মেজাজ jolly or jovial tem perament. মেজাজি a. having a particular or typical temperament (বদমেজাজি). vainglorious, haughty; stylish (মেজাজি খেলা); in lofty or hot temper or mood.

মেজে, মেঝে [ mējē, mējhē ] n the floor.

মেট [ mēṭa ] n a ganger or gangsman; (naut.) a mate; (in India) a prisoner appointed task-master of fellow-prisoners, a mate.

মেটুলি, মেটে¹ [ mēṭuli, mēṭē¹ ] n the liver of a goat, sheep etc. taken as food.

মেটে² [ mēṭē² ] a made of clay or earth (মেটে পুতুল); mud-built (মেটে ঘর); plastered with clay or terra-cotta (দোমেটে); of earthy complexion, mud-coloured. মেটে সাপ a non-venomous mud-coloured snake.

মেঠো [ mēṭhō ] a pertaining to a field; befitting an open field; unparliamentary or dema gogic (মেঠো বক্তৃতা); rustic or boorish (মেঠো আচরণ). মেঠো পথ a path through an open field formed by frequent movement of people. মেঠো সুর a rural tune.

মেড়া [ mēḍ়ā ] n a ram proficient in fighting, a fighting-ram; the ram; (fig.) a block head, a dunce.

মেডেল [ mēḍēla ] n a medal. ̃ধারী, মেডেল-পাওয়া a. medalled. মেডেল-পাওয়া লোক a medal list.

মেড়ো [ mēḍ়ō ] n (contem.) a native of Marwar, a Marwari; (contemp.) an up-country man of India.

মেঢ্র [ mēḍhra ] n a ram; penis. ̃ত্বক n. prepuce, foreskin.

মেথর [ mēthara ] n a cleanser of filth and nightsoil; a scavenger, a sweeper. fem. মেথরানি । ̃গিরি n. the profession of the aforesaid cleanser or sweeper; scavenging.

মেথি [ mēthi ] n the fenugreek plant or its seed.

মেদ [ mēda ] n fat; marrow. ̃জ a. produced from fat. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. growth of fat, corpulence, obesity.

মেদা, মেদামারা [ mēdā, mēdāmārā ] a effeminate; lacking in vigour or energy, spiritless. ☐ n. a milksop, a ninny, a sissy, a spiritless person.

মেদিনী [ mēdinī ] n the earth, the world.

মেদুর [ mēdura ] a plesantly soft or smooth; glib, unctuous; verdant, green.

মেধ [ mēdha ] n a religious sacrifice, an oblation (অশ্বমেধ).

মেধা [ mēdhā ] n intellect; power of remembrance, (good) memory. ̃বী a. intelligent; gifted; endowed with a good memory or parts. fem. ̃বিনী ।

মেধ্য [ mēdhya ] a sacrificial; sacred.

মেনি [ mēni ] n (in endearment) a puss, a pussy cat. ̃মুখো a. bashful, shy; effeminate (esp. in speech).

মেম [ mēma ] n a European woman. ̃সাহেব, ̃সাব n. a European woman, a mem-sahib; a courteous form of addressing a lady of high social standing (esp. an anglicized one) used by servants etc.

-মেয় [ -mēẏa ] a measurable, mensurable, count able, estimable (অমেয়, পরিমেয়); conjecturable; cognizable.

মেয়াদ [ mēẏāda ] n due or appointed or prescribed time or duration (মেয়াদ ফুরানো); a sight (বিলের মেয়াদ); a term or period; a sen tence to imprisonment (ছমাসের মেয়াদ হয়েছে). মেয়াদ খাটা v. to serve a term of imprisonment. মেয়াদ ফুরিয়েছে v. the term is over; the allotted span of life has expired. মেয়াদ হওয়া v. to be sen tenced to imprisonment. মেয়াদি a. con tinuing for a time; periodic.

মেয়ে [ mēẏē ] n a daughter; a little girl, a girl; a woman. ☐ a. female, she (মেয়েবিড়াল); effeminate. ̃ছেলে (usu. considered ind.) n. same as মেয়েমানুষ । ̃-মর্দ (coll.) ̃-মদ্দ n. pl. men and women; husband and wife. ̃মর্দানি n. a termagant, an Amazon; (cp.) a tomboy. ̃মানুষ n. a woman; womankind. ̃মুখো a. (of men) effeminate or timid in speech (and also in activity). মেয়েলি a. of women, femi nine, womanly; effeminate, womanish (মেয়েলি ভাব). ̃লোক n. a woman.

মেরজাই [ mērajāi ] n a kind of waistcoat.

মেরাপ [ mērāpa ] n a temporary shed built of straw and bamboo-poles.

মেরামত [ mērāmata ] n repair, mending, recondition ing. মেরামত করা v. to repair, to mend, to recondition. মেরামত হওয়া v. to be re paired or mended or reconditioned. মেরামতি n. cost or charges of repairing or mending or reconditioning. ☐ a. of repairing or mending or recondition ing.

মেরু [ mēru ] n either of the two ends of the earth's axis, a pole; the backbone, the spine; an axis. সুমেরু n. the North Pole. ̃চুম্বকমাত্রা n. (phys.) the pole-strength. ̃জ্যোতি same as ̃প্রভা । ̃প্রদেশ n. a po lar region. ̃প্রভা n. the polar lights; au rora polaris (eg. aurora australis, au rora borealis). ̃রেখা n. the earth's axis; an axis. উপাক্ষমেরুরেখা n. the earth's axis minor. পরাক্ষমেরুরেখা n. the earth's axis major.

মেরুদণ্ড [ mērudaṇḍa ] n the backbone, the spine, the vertebral column; (fig.) strength or firmness of character. ̃হীন a. having no backbone, spineless, invertebrate; (fig.) lacking in strength of character. মেরুদণ্ডহীন প্রাণীবর্গ n. pl. the Invertebrata. মেরুদণ্ডী a. having a backbone or spine, vertebrate. মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীবর্গ n. pl. the Vertebrata.

মেরুন [ mēruna ] n the brownish crimson colour. ☐ a. brownish crimson.

মেল¹ [ mēla¹ ] n the letter-conveying post, the mail; any vehicle carrying the mail. ☐ a. carrying the mail (মেলভ্যান).

মেল² [ mēla² ] n union; unity; an assemblage, a gathering; mating (esp. of domestic animals); (loos.) the heredity of a fam ily considered for matrimonial pur poses.

মেলা¹ [ mēlā¹ ] a great in number or quantity or expanse; numerous or abundant or ex tensive.

মেলা² [ mēlā² ] n a fair (রথের মেলা); a temporary exhibition (স্বদেশী শিল্পমেলা); an assem blage, a concourse (লোকের মেলা); a so ciety (পণ্ডিতের মেলা).

মেলা³ [ mēlā³ ] v to open (চোখ মেলা); to spread out (রোদে কাপড় মেলা).

মেলানি [ mēlāni ] n meeting or union; a crowd; a society or association; parting, fare well; farewell greetings; a parting gift a present, a gift.

মেলানো² [ mēlānō² ] v (pron. ম্যালানো) to cause to open or spread out.

মেলামেশা [ mēlāmēśā ] n intimancy; association; close relationship.

মেশামিশি [ mēśāmiśi ] n close association; free mix ing; intimacy; familiarity; social com munication.

মেশিন [ mēśina ] n a machine.

মেষ [ mēṣa ] n (as masc.) the ram; (as neut.) the sheep; (astrol.) the Aries, the Ram. fem. মেষী the ewe. ̃তুল্য, ̃বত্ a. sheep ish. ̃পাল n. a flock of sheep; a shep herd (fem.: a shepherdess). ̃পালক n. a shepherd. ̃পালন n. tending of sheep. ̃মাংস n. mutton. ̃শাবক n. a lamb, a yeanling.

মেস [ mēsa ] n an establishment for a number of persons taking their meals (and often living) together, a mess. ̃বাড়ি n. a mess-building, a mess.

মেসো [ mēsō ] n the husband of one's mother's sister or cousin-sister, an uncle.

মেহ [ mēha ] n gleet; gonorrhoea.

মেহগনি [ mēhagani ] n mahogany.

মেহনত [ mēhanata ] n 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, toil ing.

মেহেদি [ mēhēdi ] n the henna.

মেহেরবান [ mēhērabāna ] a kind, benevolent; merciful. মেহেরবানি n. kindness; benevolence; mercy; graciousness. মেহেরবানি করে adv. kindly, please; graciously.

মৈত্র [ maitra ] a same as মৈত্রেয় । ☐ n.same as মৈত্রী । মৈত্রী, মৈত্র্য n. alliance; friendship; am ity; an alliance or treaty; cooperation. মৈত্রেয় a. relating to allies or friends.

মৈথিল [ maithila ] a of or inhabiting Mithila. মৈথিলী n. the language of Mithila; a woman of Mithila.

মৈথুন [ maithuna ] n sexual intercourse, copulation, cohabitation, coitus.

মৈনাক [ maināka ] n a mythological mountain.