(p. 126) āsakē variety of pancake made of a thin paste of liquefied rice-powder. 137)

(p. 118) ābaśyaka necessary; essential. n. necessity, need. ̃তা n. necessity, need. ̃বোধে adv. having considered or considering it necessary. আবশ্যকীয় a. necessary; essential. 16)

(p. 115) āpākā unripe, raw; not thoroughly ripened. 45)

(p. 99) ākārānta (of words) ending with the vowel or the vowel-sound আ 13)

(p. 98) ām̐śaṭē smelling of scales of fish; smelling of fish. 3)

(p. 133) āsbāda taste; savour; relish; tasting. ̃ন n. tasting; enjoying, enjoyment; experiencing. ̃নীয়, আস্বাদ্য a. fit to be tasted; enjoyable. আস্বাদিত a. tasted; enjoyed; relished; experienced. 36)

(p. 122) āmānata deposited; credited; placed in one's custody. n. the thing or money deposited or credited, deposit, credit. আমানত করা, আমানত দেওয়া, আমানত রাখা v. to deposit; to credit; to place in the custody of. আমানতি a. pertaining to deposit or credit; deposited; credited. 8)

(p. 114) ānamanā unmindful; absentminded, listless; abstracted, unconcerned, uninterested. 8)

(p. 97) ān̐calā an ornamented border of a woman's loin-cloth. 3)

(p. 126) ālābhōlā simple, plain; artless, guileless. 60)

(p. 106) āṭhālō glutinous, viscid, gluey, adhesive, sticky; clayey (আঠালো মাটি). 8)

(p. 107) āḍḍā a dwelling-place, a habitat; a haunt; a (fixed or permanent) meetingplace, a rendezvous; a place or institution for practising anything (গানের আ়ড্ডা); a club; a company of informal and friendly talkers, their meetingplace or talk; a place for assemblage, a station or stand (গাড়ির আ়ড্ডা). আড্ডা গাড়া v. to take up abode (usu. permanently) to settle. আড্ডা দেওয়া, আড্ডা মারা v. to join in an assembly of idle talkers; to indulge in informal and friendly talk with others. ̃ধারী n. the keeper or the chief person of a club; a regular clubgoer. ̃বাজ a. fond of indulging in idle talk with others or of haunting clubs where such talk is indulged in. 3)

(p. 115) āpīta2 that which has been drunk thoroughly, drunk to the dregs; drained. 56)

(p. 126) ālubōkharā a variety of plum or prune of which jelly is prepared. 75)

(p. 118) ābharaṇa anything worn for personal embellishment, an ornament. কলঙ্ক তার অঙ্গের আভরণ scandal she wears as a jewel on her person. 52)