(p. 133) āhlāda delight, gladness, joy, coddling; indulgence. আহ্লাদ করা v. to express delight; to rejoice; to coddle, to fondle. আহ্লাদ দেওয়া v. to give indulgence. আহ্লাদিত a. delight, gladdened. আহ্লাদি a. fem. one who is spoilt by coddling and over-indulgence; one who likes to be coddled and indulged and feigns innocence. n. such a girl or woman. masc. আহ্লাদে । আহ্লাদে আটখানা beside oneself with joy. আহ্লাদে মাথায় চড়া to become impudent as a result of over-indulgence.

(p. 118) ābōlatābōla incoherent talk; nonsense; delirium; nonsense rhymes. a. incoherent and nonsensical. 49)

(p. 133) āsīna seated, sitting; placed; present; situated. 11)

(p. 133) āhika a snake-charmer. 48)

(p. 104) āṭā2 coarse flour, meal. আটা মাখা v. to knead flour.

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

(p. 106) āḍ়4 to remove stutter from utterance. ̃কাঠ n. a cross-beam. আড়ে-দিঘে adv. in length and breadth. আড়ে-হাতে adv. up-and-doing; with might and main; with full force. 12)

(p. 102) āṅgōṭa a ring for the toe. 23)

(p. 123) ārabdha that which has been undertaken or begun. আরব্ধ কার্য n. a task undertaken or commenced. 38)

(p. 133) āsābaradāra a mace-bearer, a beadle. 5)

(p. 123) āẏa2 income; earnings; profit; revenue. ̃কর n. income-tax. a. profitable. ̃ব্যয় n. income and expenditure; (accts.) debit and credit. ̃ব্যয় পরীক্ষা n. audit. ̃ব্যয় পরীক্ষক n. auditor. ̃ব্যয়ক n. budget. ̃ব্যয়ক শীর্ষ n. budget-head. ̃ব্যয়ক সত্র n. budget session. আয় বুঝে ব্যয় করা to live within one's means; (cp.) to cut one's coat according to one's cloth. আয়ের অধিক ব্যয় করা to spend beyond one's means or income. আয়ের ঘর (accts.) credit side. 2)

(p. 133) āsphālana brandishing; moving violently (বাহু আস্ফালন); bragging or boasting or vaunting. আস্ফালন করা v. to brandish; to move violently; to brag, to bluster, to boast, to vaunt. 33)

(p. 118) ābira a kind of perfumed and coloured powder that the Hindus sprinkle over one another esp. during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 31)

(p. 123) āẏamā a grant of rent-free land made by Muslim princes to religious preachers and to learned people. ̃মহল n. an estate of land held under this grant. 11)

(p. 99) āgāpāchatalā, āgāpāsatalā, āgāpāstalā from head to foot, cap-a-pie. 77)