(p. 107) ādhalā half; halved. n. a half-piece; a half-piece of brick; brickbat. 92)

(p. 115) āpani2 one's own self. আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম self-preservation is the first law of nature. 38)

(p. 123) ārati2 greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 35)

(p. 107) ānana face; (loos.) mouth. 122)

(p. 122) āmāra my, mine. 11)

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

(p. 102) āghāṭa, āghāṭā an unused or improper place (usu. on a river-bank) for landing, mooring, bathing etc. 12)

(p. 126) āśakārā indulgence; over-indulgence. আশকারা দেওয়া v. to treat with indulgence or over-indulgence. 106)

(p. 107) ātithēẏa hospitable. ̃তা n. hospitality; hospitableness. 22)

(p. 115) āpaṇa a shop; a market. আপণিক a. of a shop or shops, of a market or markets; commercial. n. a shopkeeper; a trader. 28)

(p. 118) ābhijātya noble birth; aristocracy. 62)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ়ānō to scratch or dig with fingernails or claws; to comb (hair). a. scratched or dug with the finger-nails or claws; combed, kempt.

(p. 133) āhaba2 a place for oblation; an oblation. ̃নীয় a. fit to be sacrificed as burnt-offering. n. sacrificial fire. 41)

(p. 133) āsēcana watering or wetting thoroughly. 13)

(p. 99) ākkēla understanding, intelligence, wit; common sense; faculty of judgment; considerateness. আক্কেল গুডুম n. nonplus, bewilderment, confusion. আক্কেল গুডুম হওয়া to be struck with bewilderment or confusion, to be nonplussed, to be at one's wit's end. ̃দাঁত n. the wisdom tooth. ̃পছন্দ n. ability to appraise or assess, the sense of proportion; aptitude or talent for selection and rejection; good practical sense. ̃মন্ত a. considerate; wise. ̃সেলামি n. the penalty paid or the loss suffered on account of folly. 33)