(p. 133) āstara2, āstaraṇa bed; a bedcover, a coverlet; a bedsheet; a carpet or any similar article (esp. to sit upon); an ornamental cloth placed on the back of an elephant for the rider to sit upon. আস্তর মেঘ stratus. 18)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭā to fasten tightly, to tighten; to wear, to put on (পাগড়ি আঁটা); to bolt (দরজায় খিল আঁটা); to fix (স্ক্রু আঁটা); to affix (খামে টিকিট আঁটা); to shut, to close (দরজা আঁটা, লেফাফা আঁটা); to (be able to) contain or hold, to have capacity or room for (বালতিতে দুধ আঁটা), to contend with (usu. equally); to be equal to; to contrive (ফন্দি আঁটা); to be equal to, to cope with (বুদ্ধিতে আঁটা). a. closed, shut. আঁটাআঁটি, আঁটিসাঁটি n. excessive tightness; excessive strictness or rigour; firmness; higgling; excessive attention to (usu. one's own) interests (নিজের বেলা আঁটিসাঁটি). ̃নো v. to cause or force to contain or hold. 12)

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

(p. 133) āsphōṭa, āsphōṭana collision, clash; sound of clashing or thrashing; (in wrestling) slapping on one's own arms etc. as an indication of preparing to attack. 35)

(p. 107) āduḍ় uncovered bare; naked, unclothed; undressed; untied. ̃-গা n. bare body. ̃চুলি a. fem. one whose hair is undressed or untied or dishevelled; a woman having no veil over her head. 74)

(p. 114) ānandōcchbōsa an outburst of joy, an ecstasy of delight. 5)

(p. 98) ākampita, ākanpra trembling or throbbing or vibrating slightly. 19)

(p. 104) ājya ghee as offered in religious sacrifice. 35)

(p. 126) āsañjita adhered or adhering to. 142)

(p. 96) ān̐ka a mark or line; (arith. & alg.) a problem, a sum. আঁক কষা v. to do a sum. আঁক কাটা v. to draw a line; to scratch. 16)

(p. 133) āsrābaṇa decantation. আস্রাবিত a. decanted. 38)

(p. 118) ābalusa ebony, ebon. আবলুস-কালো a. ebon-coloured, black as ebony. 14)

(p. 107) ātti display of kindredship or affection. 26)

(p. 121) āmadāni (comm.) import; income; gathering (লোকের আমদানি); onrush, assemblage (বহুলোকের আমদানি); attack (রোগের আমদানি). আমদানি করা v. (comm.) to import; (in other cases) to bring. আমদানি বাণিজ্য n. import trade. আমদানি শুল্ক n. import duty. 8)

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