আম৪ : (p. 121) āma4 the mango. ̃আদা n. the mango ginger, a variety of ginger smelling like the mango. ̃চুর, ̃শি n. dried slices of green mango preserved in salt or in salt and mustard. মুখ শুকিয়ে আমশি হওয়া to look haggard, to have a shrivelled look, to have an emaciated and wizened face. ̃সত্ত্ব n. a thin cake made of the sweet juice of ripe mango by drying it in the sun (used as food), preserved essence of ripe mango. ̃হলুদ same as আম-আদা । বর্ণচোরা আম a variety of mango that looks green and should be sour but is actually ripe and sweet; (fig.) a person concealing his or her merits. 6)

(p. 107) ātaṅka terror, great fear, dread; panic. ̃গ্রস্ত, আতঙ্কিত a. frightened, terrified; panicstricken; panicky. 8)

(p. 115) āpatkāla time of danger or distress or calamity or emergency. 29)

(p. 102) ācamakā suddenly; unexpectedly; unawares; causing surprise. 27)

(p. 133) āsbāda taste; savour; relish; tasting. ̃ন n. tasting; enjoying, enjoyment; experiencing. ̃নীয়, আস্বাদ্য a. fit to be tasted; enjoyable. আস্বাদিত a. tasted; enjoyed; relished; experienced. 36)

(p. 122) āmāni the water in which cooked rice has been soaked overnight. 9)

(p. 133) āstābala a stable (for horses, elephants etc.). 20)

(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) āharita but pop. form of আহৃত । 44)

(p. 123) āraka extract, essence; juice; spirit; arrack; tincture. 28)

(p. 99) āgā2 a title of honour applied to a Musalman, esp. an Afghan. 73)

(p. 118) ābira a kind of perfumed and coloured powder that the Hindus sprinkle over one another esp. during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 31)

(p. 99) ākāla famine; scarcity; hard times. 15)

(p. 126) āli1 a ridge of earth set up around a piece of agricultural land, a dyke, a dam. 62)

(p. 133) āshāẏī the first line of a song or its music. 30)

(p. 126) ālapākā the alpaca; cloth made of its wool. 38)