mūṭh fc handle, grip, hilt = मुठिया q. v.

mat·lī fu nausea, feeling of vomiting: ~ आना to nauseate = मतलाना; मुझे ~ हो रही है I am feeling like vomiting, I feel sick.

mānsūn mu monsoon [कमज़ोर weak, ज़ोरदार strong, भारी heavy, हलका light]; ~ बहता है -- blows.

māītrī fu friendship = मित्रता q. v.

manzil fc 1. storey, floor [निचली ground, दूसरी first, तीसरी second]; उनका प्लैट दो मंज़िलें नीचे है their flat is two floors down. 2. stage, destination: ~ काटना to reach the journey's end/--; ~ खोटी होना to be getting late for one's destination; ~ तक/पर पहुँचाना to take to a destination; △ to bring to a successful end; ~ दर ~ stage by stage; ~ मारना to reach one's destination; △ to finish a difficult task.

māno I. vt imper. from मानना q. v. ~ न ~ believe it or not. II. conj and adv as if: आप इतना ऊँचा बोलते हैं ~ मैं बहरा हूँ you speak so loudly -- I am deaf; उसका मुखड़ा ~ चाँद है her face is the moon as it were.

maz·dūr mc labourer [अकुशल unskilled, औद्योगिक industrial, दैनिक daily, खेतिहर agricultural, परिश्रमी diligent]; मज़दूरो का संगठन labour organization; ~ संघ labour union. [fem. मज़दूरनी]

mũrtikalā fu sculpture: ~ एक ललित कला है -- is a fine art; दक्षिण की ~ -- in the South.

meh·mān·dārī, मेहमानी meh·mānī fu hospitality; ~ करना to play as host; किसी की ~ पाना to enjoy smb's --.

mṛidaṅg mc mridang, a drum-like instrument; ~ बजाना to play on a --; ~ की आवाज़ sound of a --.