(p. 126) āśapāśa surroundings; environs; outskirts; neighbourhood. আশেপাশে, আশেপাশে adv. hither and thither; around; on all sides; in the outskirts; in the neighbourhood. 111)

(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. 99) āgamana coming; arrival. আগমনী n. any of the songs about the coming of Uma (উমা), Shiva's (শিব) wife, to her father's house as told in the Hindu legend. a. relating to coming or arrival. 63)

(p. 99) ākhyēẏa having a specific appellation, named, entitled, designated, denominated; to be narrated. 56)

(p. 99) ākhani stew, esp. of meat; a solution prepared by boiling water with spices for cooking some dishes. 46)

(p. 126) ālakhāllā a loose cloak or gown, a gaberdine. 26)

(p. 107) āḍ়i2 a hiding; concealment; termination of friendship; quarrel; envy, malice, grudge; rivalry; obstinacy. আড়ি করা v. to terminate friendship with; to be obstinate in one's resolution. আড়ি পাতা, আড়ি মারা v. to go in hiding for overhearing, to eavesdrop. 2)

(p. 123) āẏōjana preparation; collection of things necessary to serve a purpose; things so collected; making or becoming ready. আয়োজন করা v. to make preparations (for). 25)

(p. 133) āhbāẏaka one who invites or calls or summons or addresses or invokes. n. an inviter; a caller; a summoner; an addresser; convener; an invocator. fem. আহ্বায়িকা । 59)

(p. 126) ālanā a rack or stand for clothes, hats etc. 36)

(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. 126) ālōḍ়na stirring or churning; excitation; agitation; recollection; deliberation. আলোড়ন করা v. to stir; to churn; to excite; to agitate; to revolve in mind; to ponder; to deliberate. 95)

(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. 114) ānīla slightly blue, bluish. 26)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ়ānō to scratch or dig with fingernails or claws; to comb (hair). a. scratched or dug with the finger-nails or claws; combed, kempt.