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macha(Tamil Nadu, slang, informal) best friendmaddaAlternative form of maddah.mafiaA hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.magma(mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.magnaplural of magnummaguaAlternative form of makwa.mahuaMadhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.mahwaAlternative form of mahua.maidaA finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making Indian foods such as samosa, chakli and bhatoora.maika(India) A woman's maternal village: the place where she grew up, especially as contrasted with her new home after marriage.makwaA short Chinese outer jacket.maliaA passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.maltaA non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.malvaAny plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.malwabeer made with millet, common in AfricamambaAny of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.mamma(meteorology) An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera.mancaA mancus (old coin)manga(countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan.maniaViolent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.manjaString coated with crushed glass and attached to a kite, used to cut the strings of other kites in kite fighting.manna(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.mansa(historical) A king of ancient Mali.mantaA kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.maqta(poetry) The last couplet of a ghazal, typically incorporating the poet's pen name in a creative way.marfaA percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africamarga(South Asia) The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments.mariaplural of mare (“lunar plain”).marla(Ireland) Plasticine; modelling clay.marma(Ayurveda) A special, sensitive point on the body.marra(West Cumbria, Geordie, Mackem, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.maruaA type of small-grained cereal from India, Eleusine coracana, similar to millet.mashaAlternative spelling of maasha.massa(chiefly African-American Vernacular or Caribbean) Pronunciation spelling of master.masta(US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of master, representing African-American Vernacular English.matha(Hinduism, Jainism) A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism, usually more formal and hierarchical than an ashram.matka(India, countable) An earthenware pot.matra(music) In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.matta(sumo) The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.matzaAlternative spelling of matzo.mauka(Hawaii) inland, towards the mountains.mauma(African-American Vernacular) mothermauzaAlternative form of mouza.mawla(Islam) A patron or protector.mazza(MLE) Madness; something that is mad; a crazy situation.mbila(music) In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.mbira(music) A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument.mboga(East Africa) vegetablembugaA heavy dark clay soil found in parts of Africa.mbunaOne of a group of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi.mbusa(Zambia) A traditional childbirth attendant.mecha(anime, manga) A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.media(anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.meeja(UK, slang, humorous or derogatory) media (communications industry)melbaA dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.memba(slang) Clipping of remember.menmaA Japanese condiment made from fermented bamboo shoots.mensaIn planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.mesiaAny of various birdsmesnaAn organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide as an adjuvant.metra(medicine) The uterus.metta(Buddhism) Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.mhowaAlternative form of mahua.mikvaAlternative form of mikveh.milha(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, equivalent to about 1481.5, 1851.9, or 2057.6 m depending on the league used.miliaplural of miliummilla(historical) Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.milpa(agriculture, uncountable) A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.minga(Central Australia, derogatory) A tourist, especially one that comes to climb Uluru.mirza(historical) An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk.missa(music) a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)misua(Philippines) Misua; a very thin variety of salted Chinese noodles made from wheat flour.mitraA person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a Buddhist community to learn more.mitta(historical) An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.mkekaThe decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.mocha(countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.mogra(chiefly South Asia) Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac, syn. Mogorium sambac).mohuaMohoua ochrocephala, a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.mohwaAlternative form of mahua.molkaSecretly installed miniature cameras used to capture voyeuristic images and videos in South Korea.mollaArchaic form of mullah.momma(US, colloquial) Mother.moola(informal) Money, cash.mooraAlternative form of moorah.mootaAlternative form of mootah.moriaExcessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.morna(uncountable, music) A genre of Cape Verdean music and dance.morraA game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.mosta(colloquial) Contraction of most + of.motiaJasmine (the flower).motza(Australia, slang) A lot of money.mouja(India) Alternative spelling of mouza.mouza(Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Bengal) An administrative district in parts of South Asia.mowraAlternative form of mahua.msasaA tree of Southern Africa, Brachystegia spiciformis.mudra(dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.muggaEucalyptus sideroxylon, a species of eucalyptus endemic to eastern Australia.mujraA form of exotic dance in India, traditionally performed by courtesans under the Mughal Empire as well as in modern forms.muknaAlternative form of muckna.mukwaRhodesia and Zimbabwe form of mukula.mulga(Australia) Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.mullaArchaic form of mullah.mummaAlternative form of mama: mother.munga(Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) FoodmuniaAny of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species).munjaThe Indian grass Tripidium bengalense.muqtaA provincial governor in early Muslim ruled India or Bengal.murgaA stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears.murhaA stool made of woven cane, used in northeast India.murra(historical) An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.murvaSynonym of marool.murza(historical) One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, up to the 19th century, especially one of the second class.muscaEllipsis of musca volitans.musta(colloquial) Contraction of must + have.mutha(Geordie, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of mother.myogaA Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking.myoma(pathology) A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.