(p. 126) āsañjana adhesion. 141)

(p. 98) ākaḍ়iẏā penniless, very poor; worthless. n. a penniless person, a pauper. আকড়ে coll. var. of আক়ড়িয়া । 13)

(p. 121) āmaẏa disease, ailment. 14)

(p. 107) ādṛta received cordially, well-received; treated with cordiality, welcome; wellappreciated; esteemed, honoured. 77)

(p. 98) ākasmika sudden; unexpected. আকস্মিক ঘটনা unexpected or chance occurrence. ̃তা n. suddenness, unexpectedness; abruptness. 26)

(p. 97) ān̐dhi stormy wind, strong wind; a storm; a danger; mental suffering; agony; a cause of disturbing something ('ঘুম ভাঙ্গাবার আঁধি').

(p. 122) āmudē, āmōdapriẏa given to merriment; sportive, merry; gay, cheerful, jolly; vivacious, sprightly; witty, humorous. 19)

(p. 102) āṅkika relating to mathematics; mathematical or arithmetical; relating to calculation. 20)

(p. 107) ādama (according to the Bible and the Quran) the name of the first man, Adam. 52)

(p. 107) ādriẏamāṇa in the state of being received or treated cordially or with respect. 89)

(p. 126) ālaṅkārika figurative; rhetorical; relating to ornament; decorative. n. a rhetorician; an author of a treatise on rhetoric or poetics. 22)

(p. 115) āpanā one's own self. a. one's own. আপনা-আপনি adv. by or of one's own self; on one's own; without any outward aid; spontaneously. n. pl. one's own people, friends and relatives. আপনা-আপনির মধ্যে among one's own people; among friends and relations. আপনার var. of আপন । আপনা থেকে of or by one's own self; on one's own; of its own; spontaneously. আপনার পায়ে কুড়ল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave. 36)

(p. 107) āṇubīkṣaṇika microscopic. 7)

(p. 126) āsaṅga sexual intercourse; company, fellowship, social intercourse; union; desire to enjoy; love, attachment; profound attention. ̃লিপ্সা n. desire for sexual intercourse; desire for company or union. ̃লিপ্সু a. desirous of sexual intercourse or of company or union. 139)

(p. 126) ālapanā painting on the floors or walls of a house or temple usu. with liquefied pigment of rice-powder, zinc oxide etc. 37)