(p. 107) ādikhyētā simulation; feigning ignorance; petty ostentatious activity, fuss; intolerable excess. 67)

(p. 99) ākṛti appearance; shape, form. ̃গত a. pertaining to appearance or shape or form; formal; outward. ̃প্রকৃতি n. appearance and nature; demeanour, bearing. ̃বিশিষ্ট a. having a definite or specific form or shape; shaped. 30)

(p. 126) āsara a gathering, a meeting, a sitting; a party (চায়ের আসর); a function (গানের আসর); a match, a tournament, a competition (খেলার আসর); a field; a society, a club. আসর গরম করা, আসর সরগরম করা v. to brighten up a party. আসর জমেছে v. the party warms up or becomes interesting; the party becomes crowded. আসর জমানো, আসর জাঁকানো same as আসর গরম করা । আসর মাতানো v. to brighten up a party; to make a party ripple with interest. আসরে অবতীর্ণ হওয়া, আসরে নামা v. to make one's appearance before the public or in society; to take the field; to make one's debut. 149)

(p. 121) āmarṣa mercilessness; anger. 22)

(p. 126) ālēkhya a painting; a painted portrait; depiction; portrait. 78)

(p. 122) āẏa1 2nd pers. imp. of আসা । আয়, খেলি come, let us play.

(p. 115) āpākā unripe, raw; not thoroughly ripened. 45)

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

(p. 126) ārti illness, ailment; pain; distress; grief, sorrow; affliction; state of being oppressed; state of being involved in danger; (poet.) intense mental agitation or urge. 7)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭasān̐ṭa tight, not loose. আঁটসাঁট পোশাক tight-fitting clothes, close-fitting garment. আঁটসাঁট বেঁধে কাজ করা to start (work etc.) with due preparation and precaution and by providing against probable contingency. 11)

(p. 114) ānāra pomegranate. 23)

(p. 107) ādhibidyaka metaphysical. 101)

(p. 107) ātara attar, otto. ̃দান n. a container for otto, an otto-pot. 14)

(p. 99) ākāma bad or unworthy work. 5)

(p. 107) āṇaba, āṇabika molecular. 6)