(p. 107) ādarśa a pattern of excellence, a person or thing to be copied, an ideal; an imitation of something usu. on a smaller scale, a model, a role model, a specimen; a prototype. a. ideal. ̃চরিত্র a. having an exemplary character. আদর্শ পুরুষ an ideal man. আদর্শ পুস্তক a model book. আদর্শ বিদ্যালয় a model school. ̃লিপি n. a copy-book. ̃স্হানীয় exemplary, ideal. ̃স্বভাব a. of an ideal character. ̃স্বরূপ a. of the nature of a model, model; ideal, exemplary. 58)

(p. 102) ācamana washing one's mouth and hands (esp. after meals); formal purification of one's body with water before religious worship as prescribed in the Hindu scriptures. আচমন করা v. to rinse and wash. আচমনীয় n. water for such washing or purification. 28)

(p. 97) ān̐tuḍ় a lying-in room, a labour-room (আঁতুড় ঘর); confinement of a woman at childbirth. 23)

(p. 102) ācchanna covered; overcast; concealed; pervaded; comatose; drowsy; overwhelmed; dumbfounded. 39)

(p. 99) āgali1 form of আগলা2 । 70)

(p. 114) ānāra pomegranate. 23)

(p. 126) ālō-chāẏā a mixture of light and shade, chiaroscuro. আলো-ছায়ার খেলা light-and-shade play. 93)

(p. 121) āmarā we. 18)

(p. 126) āsā1 a stick (usu. a thick one), a staff; a mace; a sceptre. 152)

(p. 97) ān̐janāi a sty, a stye; a very small kind of lizard akin to the iguana. 7)

(p. 99) āgāma advance. adv. in advance. 78)

(p. 99) ākāra-parimāpa contour survey. 10)

(p. 126) ārtaba menstruation. a. menstrual; seasonal. ̃কাল n. the time or duration of menses. 6)

(p. 99) ākhā an oven; a stove; hearth; fireplace. 49)

(p. 126) ālu2 potato. গোল আলু potato, মিঠে আলু, রাঙা আলু sweet potato, yam, batata. 71)