(p. 115) ābagāra a manufacturer of or dealer in alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs; a distiller. আবগারি n. sale or manufacture of alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs; a tax or duty imposed on this manufacture or sale, excise duty (also আবগারি কর, আবগারি শুল্ক); the public department entrusted with the charge of collecting this tax or duty, the excise department (also আবগারি বিভাগ). a. relating to alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs or to their manufacture and sale; relating to excise tax or the excise department.

(p. 104) āṭakā obstruction, hindrance; a bar. a. confined; enclosed; obstructed. আটকা-আটকি n. restriction; stricture. আটকা পড়া v. to be detained or confined or obstructed. আটকে যাওয়া v. to become blocked or clogged. 45)

(p. 133) āspada one who or that which contains or holds or deserves; one who is an object (of) (শ্রদ্ধাস্পদ). 31)

(p. 115) āntara mental; inherent. 8)

(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)

(p. 97) ān̐jalā, ān̐jala palms of one's hands cupped together; the amount that a cup thus contains, a handful. 8)

(p. 114) ānupātika proportional. 31)

(p. 107) āḍhākā not covered, uncovered; exposed, open. 4)

(p. 121) āmana late autumnal. n. late autumnal crop of paddy; autumn rice (also আমন ধান). 10)

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

(p. 126) āśaraphi a gold coin. 114)

(p. 99) āgilā (obs. & poet.) situated in the front.

(p. 121) āmalā an office-clerk; a government office. ̃তন্ত্র n. bureaucracy. ̃তান্ত্রিক a. bureaucratic.

(p. 102) āṅula a finger or a toe. আঙুল দিয়ে দেখানো n. v. to point or pointing with fingers. আঙুল ফুলে কলা গাছ (fig.) a sudden increase in wealth or power or importance. আঙুলের গাঁট n. a knuckle. আঙুল মটকানো v. n. cracking or to crack the knuckles. ̃হাড়া n. whitlow. হাতের আঙুল a finger. পায়ের আঙুল a toe. বুড়ো আঙুল the thumb. কড়ে আঙুল the little finger. আঙুলের ছাপ fingerprint. 19)

(p. 104) ājānu down to the knees. ̃লম্বিত a. reaching down to the knees. ̃লম্বিতবাহু a. possessing arms that are long enough to reach down to the knees. n. such long arms. 28)