MANDAPPAYA: Covered court or verandah.
MANGALA-ASTAKAYA OR MAGUL-KAVI: Invocation in eight stanzas recited at Dewale as a thanks giving song.
MANGALYAYA: A festival, a wedding. The four principal festivals are the Awurudu (old year) the Nanumura (new year), the Katti (feast of lights) in Il (November) and the Alutsal (harvest home) in Duruta (January). Some reckon the old and new year festivals as one, and number the Perehera in Ehala (July) amongst the festivals. In Ninda villages it is at one of the festivals, generally the old or new year, that the tenants appear with presents before the proprietor and attend to the ordinary repairs of his Wala, awwa. In temple villages they likewise present their penuma, repair and clean the buildings, courts-compounds and paths, put up decorations, join in the processions, and build temporary sheds for lights and for giving accommodation to worshippers on these occasions. They pay their Ganpandura, have land disputes etc. settled and the annual officers appointed. Tenants unable to attend by reason of distance or other causes make a payment in lieu called Gamanmurakasi.
MANNAYA: Kitchen knife. Knife commonly used in tapping Kitul.
MASSA: An ancient Kandyan coin equal to two groats or eight pence. Massa is used in singular only; when more than one is spoken of “Ridi” is used.
MEDERI OR MENERI: A small species of paddy grown on hen. Panic grass (Clough).
MEDINDINA MASE: The twelfth month of the Sinhalese year (March-April.)
MEKARAL: A long kind of bean.
METIPAN: Clay lamps supplied by the potter for the Katti-Mangalyaya.
METIPANDAMA: A bowl, made of clay to hold rags and oil, used as a torch.