(p. 98) ām̐śa fibre; scales of a fish; (any) thin membranous excrescence on some insects, seeds, fruits etc; nap of cloth; grain of wood; (any of the) threadlike membranes in some fruits. 2)

(p. 107) ādā ginger. আদাজল খেয়ে লাগা v. to engage in something doggedly. আদায় কাঁচকলায় adv. at daggers drawn. আদার ব্যাপারীর জাহাজের খবরে কাজ কী an ordinary man should not meddle in big affairs. 60)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭi2 the stone of a fruit. 14)

(p. 107) ātura sick; afflicted, distressed; agonized. n. a lying-in room (also আতুরঘর). আতুরাশ্রম n. a refuge for the sick and the distressed. আতুরে নিয়মো নাস্তি necessity knows no law. 25)

(p. 122) āmākē, āmāẏa me; to me. 5)

(p. 104) āchān̐ṭā unhusked (আছাঁটা চাল); uncut (আছাঁটা চুল বা লোম). 10)

(p. 118) ābarta a whirling motion or shape; a whirl; a vortex; a whirlpool, an eddy; whirling or revolving or rotating. a. whirling; revolving; rotating. আবর্ত ঘর্ষণ n. rolling friction. ̃ন n. whirling or revolving or rolling; a whirl, revolution; rotation; gyration; return; stirring or churning; repetition. আবর্তন দণ্ড, আবর্তনী n. a pestle for churning. ̃মান a. whirling or revolving or gyrating or returning. আবর্তিত a. revolved; rotated; gyrated; returned; repeated. আবর্তিত হওয়া v. to whirl; to revolve; to rotate; to gyrate; to eddy; to return; to be repeated. 12)

(p. 99) ākhyā an appellation, a name; a title, a designation; a denomination. ̃ত a. named, called; entitled, designated; denominated; spoken, mentioned, said; known, renowned, celebrated. ̃ন n. history; a legend; a tale (esp. historical or legendary); a narrative; a story; a fable; narration, naming; act of designating or denominating. ̃বস্তু n. a theme. ̃পত্র n. a title-page (of a book). ̃য়ক n. a narrator; a story-teller. ̃য়িকা n. a tale, a story, a narrative. 55)

(p. 118) ābarjana casting off or giving up thoroughly; forcing to bend down; controlling or regulating. 9)

(p. 115) āpāna a place for drinking (wine esp. in a party); a public-house, a bar; a wineshop, an alehouse. 49)

(p. 106) āḍ়āi two and a half times. 23)

(p. 104) ācchādana covering or roofing or clothing or concealing; a covering or roofing, a cover, a lid; clothing, garment, clothes. আচ্ছাদনীয়, আচ্ছাদ্য a. that which is to be covered or roofed or clothed or concealed. আচ্ছাদিত a. covered; roofed; clothed; concealed. 3)

(p. 107) ādhṛta caught hold of; held; taken, received; arrested; seized, captured; accepted. 108)

(p. 107) ādhāra2 food (esp. of birds); a nest. 95)

(p. 106) āṭhārō eighteen. ̃ই n. the eighteenth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) eighteenth. আঠারো মাসে বছর intolerable procrastination. 7)