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मंगलवार

M

Tuesday

मंडप

M

Mandap -- wedding pavilion

मंत्री

M

Minister

मंदिर

M

Temple

मई

F

May

मकान

M

House

मक्खी

F

Fly

मगर

Conj

But

मछली

F

Fish

मज़दूर

M

Laborer

मज़ेदार

 

Enjoyable, delicious

मत

 

Not

Tenet

मतभेद

 

Difference of opinion, disagreement

मति

F

Mind, understanding, thought

मदद

F

Help

मदनगोपाल

PN

Madanagopal (personal name)

मद्रास

M

Madras

मद्रासी

M, F, Adj

A person from Madras; Madrasi

मधुमेह

M

Diabetes

मध्यकाल

 

Medieval

मध्यकालीन

 

Medieval

मन

 

Mind, heart, soul

A unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).

मन करता है (कि)...

 

I feel like...

मन भरना

 

To be satisfied, have ones fill

मन में ठानना

 

To be determined to do something

मन लगाकर

Adv

Attentively, having fixed ones mind or attention (on)

मन ही मन

Adv

Within ones mind, secretly

मन होता है (कि)...

 

I feel like...

मनः

M

Mind, heart

मनः संगटन

 

Mental makeup

मनःस्थिति

 

State of mind

मनन

 

Meditation, contemplation, brooding, pondering, minding, understanding

मनसा वचसा कर्मणा

 

In thought, word, and deed

मनुष्य

M

Human being, person, one, humanity

मनुष्यत्व

 

Humanity

मनों

 

Maunds of (a maund is an Indian unit of weight)

मनोमंथन

 

Mental churning, meditation

मनोमन्थन

 

Mental churning

मनोवृति

 

Humor, attitude

मनोवृत्ति

 

Mentality, attitude, disposition

मनोवेग

M

Passion, impulse

मनोवैज्ञानिक

 

Psychological; psychologist

मन्दिर

M

Temple

मय

 

Ending that turns a noun into an adjective. E.g. भोगमय = भोग (enjoyment) + मय (able) = enjoyable (?)

मर जाना

I

To die

मरकार

M

Government

मरकारी

Adj

Governmental, official

मरता

M?

Dying person

मरना

I

To die

मरम्मत

F

Repair

मरम्मत करना

T

To repair

मरम्मत होना

I

To be repaired

मरीज़

MF

Patient

मरीज़

M

(M) Sick person, patient

(Adj) Sick, ill

मरीज़

M/F

Patient, sick person

मरीजं

M

Patient

मर्ज़ी

 

Wish, desire

मर्द

M

Male, man

मर्दाना

Adj

Manly; brave; related to man

मर्मस्पर्शी

 

Touching the inner heart, emotions

मर्यादा

 

Limit, boundary, ethical self-restriction, propriety, decorum, convention, dignity, rank, moderation, ambit

मल

M

Dirt, impurity

See also:

मला कहाँ...

 

Say, where (in the world)...

मला कैसे...

 

Say, how (in the world)...

मला क्या...

 

Say, what (in the world)...

मल्लिनाथ महाकाव्य

LT

Mallinath Epic (literary title) Mallinath = a tirthankara

मशहूर

Adj

Famous

मशहूर

 

Famous, celebrated

मशीन

F

Machine

मसाला

M

Spice

मस्तिष्क

 

Brain

महँगा

 

Expensive

महती

Adj

Great

महत्

Adj

Great

महत्ता

M

Greatness; high position or status, authority; importance; significance

महत्त्वपूर्ण

 

Important, significant

महत्व

M

Nobility, greatness, transcendency, importance, significance

महत्वपूर्ण

 

Important

महल

M

Palace

महाकाव्य

M

Epic poem

महात्मा

PN

Mahatma

महान

Adj

Great

महानंद

PN

Mahannada (personal name)

महानता

F

Greatness

महान्

Adj

Great

महापुराण

LT

Mahapurana -- Great Purana (literary title) by Acharya Jinsen (770-850 A.D.)

महाभारत

 

Mahabharata

महामन्त्र

 

Great mantra

महाराज

PN

Maharaj (personal name)

महावीर

M

Mahavira

महीना

M

Month

महीने भर

 

The whole month

माँ

F

Mother

माँग

F

Demand

माता-पिता

M

Parents

माताम

F

Mother

मात्र

 

Mere, only, sole, just

मात्र के प्रति

 

Merely with

मात्रा

 

Mattra -- vowel signifier; quantity; dose; sign; unit of measurement

माधुर्य

 

Sweetness, pleasantness (informant)

माध्यम

Adj, M

(Adj) Middle, medium, intermediate

(M) Means; language of instruction or study

मान

M

Honor, respect

See also: मान बैठा है (taking into consideration)

मान

M

Self respect; honor; pride; respect (for others); regard; obedience; acceptance; reputation, prestige; status; wounded pride; anger; caprice (of an offended woman); sulkinessV

मान बैठा है

Id

Taking into consideration

मानना

T

To accept, agree, listen to, acknowledge

मानव

M

मानव जाति

 

Human race

मानव-जीवन

M

Human life

मानविजयजी

PN

Manavijayajee (personal name)

मानस

?, Adj

(?) Mind, heart, soul, thought, wish

(Adj) Mental, spiritual

See: रामचरित मानस (Ramacharita Manasa. - name of a text)

मानसिक

 

Emotional, mental state

माना

 

Admitted; considered; acknowledged; assumed; believed; respected; observed; obeyed

See: कर ही माना (not to be satisfied until)

मानी जाता है

 

Is understood

माने गये हैं

 

It is understood

मानो

Adv

As if, as though; supposing -- introduces a subordinate clause that uses a comparative word or phrase to refer back to the main clause.

मानों

Adv

As if, as though; supposing: introduces a comparative clause that uses a comparative word or phrase to refer back to the main clause.

मान्य

 

Respectable

मान्यता

 

Validity

मान्व

 

Human

माफ़ी माँगना

T

To ask for forgiveness

मामला

M

Matter, affair

मामा

M

Maternal uncle

माया

 

Prosperity, riches, kindness, pity, sympathy, affection, idealism, illusion

See:

माया-मोह

 

Illusion (informant)

मार डालना

 

To hit, strike, or kill

See:

मारना

T

To hit, strike, or kill when paired with डालना (to pour, throw down, put in/down, drop)

मारफ़त

 

See की मारफ़त (through, by means of)

मारे

 

See के मारे (because of)

मारे गये

 

Im/were done for/dead

मार्ग

 

Way, path, route, road, course, outlet, orbit

मार्ग से

 

By way of -- caution: this may refer to the way the object achieves a goal rather than the way the object is achieved by the subject. Thus, Bill showed Suzy how to balance her checkbook by way of Quicken may indicate that he taught her to use Quicken to balance her checkbook rather than that he used Quicken to show her how to do the task.

मार्च

F

March

मार्मिक

 

Touching , moving , vital

मालवणिया

PN

Malavaniya (Personal name)

मालवणीया

PN

Malavaneeya (personal name)

मालिक

M

Owner, master

माली

M

Gardener

मालूम नही

 

I dont know

मालूम होना

T

To know

माहित्यिक

Adj

Literary

मिठाई

F

Sweet

मिलकर काम करना

 

To work together

मिल-जुलकर

Adv

Jointly, collectively

मिलन

M

Union, meeting

मिलना

IT

To meet, to receive, to be available, to be found

मिलना-जुलना

 

To socialize (lit., meeting and mingling)

मिश्र

PN

Mishra (personal name)

मीठा

Adj

Sweet

मीस्टर

PN

Meester (personal name? mister?)

मुँह

M

Face, mouth

See:

मुँह में पानी भर आना

Id

For the mouth to water, to feel tempted

मुँह सुनना

 

See के मुँह सुनना (to hear directly from someone)

मुंशी

PN

Munshee

मुक्त

 

Free

मुक्त छन्द

 

Free verse

मुक्तक

M

Aphorism? Piece of composition? (Informant says prose, but, I think it's poetry); muktak. technical term for a kind of fragmented composition (one source calls it detached stanzas embodying relieving [revealing?] wisdom)

मुक्तिदूत

LT, PN

Muktidut (the name a novel and of a character) -- literally, messenger of salvation

मुख्तार

PN

Muktara (personal name)

मुख्य रूप से

Adv

Chiefly, mainly

मुख्यतः

Adv

Chiefly, mainly

मुझ

 

Oblique of मैं . - I

मुझको

 

Oblique of मैं + को , to me

मुझमें

 

Oblique of मैं + में, in me

मुझसे

 

Oblique of मैं + से , with me

मुझे

 

Oblique of मैं + को , to me

मुताबिक़

 

See के मुताबिक़ (According to)

मुत्यू

F

Death

मुनासिब

A

Appropriate

मुनासिब होना कि...

 

It is appropriate that...

मुनि

 

Muni (title)

मुन्नालाल

PN

Munnalala (personal name)

मुबह

F

Morning

मुबारक

 

Auspicious

मुमकिन

Adj

Possible

मुमकिन कि...

 

It is possible that...

मुल्क

M

Country

मुश्किल

Adj

Difficult

मुश्किल से

Adv

With difficulty; hardly; scarcely

मुसीबत आना

 

For a difficult situation to arise

मुसीबत होना

 

For a difficult situation to arise

मुस्कुराकर

 

While smiling

मुस्कुराना

I

To smile

मुस्लम

 

Muslim

मुहल्ला

M

Neighborhood

मू.ले.

PN

Original author (abbreviated title)

मूँह

M

Month

मूझ-बूझ

 

Reasoning, common sense

मूर्ति

F

Statue, image

मूल

M, Adj

(M) Root; beginning; source; origin; cause; basis; foundation; capital; principal; original (text or language)...

(Adj) radical, basic, fundamental; essential; real; ancient; principal, chief, main; primary; dominant

मूलचंद

PN

Mulachandra (personal name)

मूलधारा

 

Mainstream

मूलाधार

 

Muladhar, one of the six ganglions of the human body, perhaps: energy center

मूल्य

 

Cost, worth, value

मूल्यांकित

 

Evaluation

मृत्यु

F

Death

में

 

In, among

With time, during

When a group of people is the object, to.

In relation to money, sometimes for

For additional uses, see Kumar, 243-244

See:

में आग लगना

 

X में आग लगना = for X to catch fire

में कीड़ा लगना

 

X में कीड़ा लगना = for X to be eaten by worms

में के

 

In (Kumar, 246)

में लगना

I

To be engaged in an activity

में से

PP

Out of, from among; from inside of

में होना

 

See की धुन में होना (X की धुन में होना = to be preoccupied with X, to pursue X singlemindedly)

मेंसे

 

From among, out of

मेघ

M, PN

(M) Cloud
(PN) Meg (personal name)

मेज़

F

Table

मेनत करना

T

To work hard

मेमसाहब

F

Mrs.

मेरा

 

Masculine singular oblique of मैं + का, of me: My, mine

मेरी

 

(PN) Mary
(F) Feminine possessive of मैं

मेरी

 

Feminine singular oblique of मैं + का, of me

मेरे

 

Masculine plural oblique of मैं + का, of me

मेला

M

Fete, fair

मेहता

PN

Mehta (personal name)

मेहनत

F

Hard work, labor

मेहनताना

M

Wages

मेहरबानी

F

Kindness

मेहरबानी करके

Adv

Kindly, please

मै

M

Wine, liquor

मैं

 

I

मैंने

 

Oblique of मैं + ने, I

मैख़ाना

M

Tavern, bar

मैडम

 

Madam

मैदान

M

Open field

मोक्षपद

 

Means of liberation

मोटा

Adj

Thick, fat

मोटे तौर पर

Adv

Roughly speaking, in general

मोर

M

Peacock

मोल

M

Value, price

मोसम

M

Weather

मोह

 

Fainting, senselessness, ignorance, foolishness, error, pity, sympathy, illusion

See: माया-मोह (illusion)

मोहनलाल

PN

Mohanalal (personal name)

मौक़ा

M

Opportunity, chance, occasion

मौज-मस्ती

 

Joy and delight; fun and games; indulgence

मौसम

M

Weather

मौसी

F

Maternal aunt

म्रत्यू

F

Death


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