mulka mc country = देश q. v.

matribhāṣā fc mother- tongue; ~ के द्वारा शिक्षा देना to give education through --; मेरी ~ जापानी है my -- is Japanese.

mat·gaṇ·nā fu counting of votes: ~ करना to count votes.

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.

mritak mc the dead (person); ~ को जलाना to cremate --; मृतकों की स्मृति में in the memory of the dead.

māīlā a dirty, unclean [कपड़ा cloth, काग़ज़ paper, हाथ hand]; मैली चादर -- sheet; मैले कपड़े -- clothes. syn. गंदा]

misāl fc example [जानी- पहचानी quite familiar, ठोस solid, बढ़िया excellent, मामूली ordinary]; ~ के लिए for -- (e.g.); ~ के तौर पर by way of an --; कोई ~ दिजिए give some example; ~ क़ायम करना to set an --; भगतसिंह बहादुरी की ~ थे Bhagat Singh was an example of bravery. [syn. उदाहरण]

mahattā fu (a) significance, magnitude: परिवर्तन (प्रशिक्षण,

māl·goḍām mc godown, store-house: सीमेंट (लोहे, कपड़े) का

² mã̄g fu/c parting line of hair (on a lady's head): ~ में सिंदूर भरना to apply red lead in the --; ~ सँवारना to comb and part hair; ~ चीरना to part the hair; ~ पट्टी में लगी रहना to take a long time in make-up.