(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. 115) āntḥprādēśika inter-provincial; (in a federal state like India) inter-state. 7)

(p. 107) āṇubīkṣaṇika microscopic. 7)

(p. 126) āsakē variety of pancake made of a thin paste of liquefied rice-powder. 137)

(p. 107) ādyā born or created or originated first, primordial. n. fem. Nature; (Hindu theol.) the Supreme Goddess associated with God in the work of creation, Goddes Durga (দুর্গা). ̃শক্তি same as আদ্যা (n.). 85)

(p. 126) ālōḍ়ka one who or that which stirs or churns; an exciter; an agitator; one who recollects; a deliberator; a pestle for churning with. 94)

(p. 106) āḍ়ā1 form, shape; mould; size; type. 19)

(p. 102) ācchā well; yes; fine; that's right. a. good, excellent; (iron.) fine (আচ্ছা বুদ্ধি); perfect (আচ্ছা সাধু) adv. thoroughly (usu. আচ্ছামতো). আচ্ছা ঘা কতক দেওয়া to give a good or sound drubbing, to give a good licking, to beat soundly.

(p. 96) ān̐kaśi a pole with a hook fixed to one of its ends, used for plucking fruits, flowers etc. or for other purposes. 20)

(p. 107) ātyantika excessive; endless; extreme. 45)

(p. 114) ānamanē listlessly, unmindfully, absent-mindedly, lackadaisically. 9)

(p. 118) ābirbhūta one who or that which has come into view or appeared or arrived; born; one who or that which has come into existence; (of a deity) one who has installed oneself; (of authors, painters, actors, musicians) who have appeared before the public for the first time; (of flowers etc.) that which has come out, revealed; manifested. আবির্ভূত হওয়া v. to come into view (esp. for the first time or from hiding); to appear; to come; to arrive; to take birth; to install oneself; to appear before the public for the first time; to come out; to be revealed or manifested. 33)

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

(p. 126) ālāla a wealthy man. fem. আলালী । আলালের ঘরের দুলাল a pampered boy or young man of a rich family spoilt by over-indulgence. 61)

(p. 99) ākṣēpa convulsion (esp. muscular); fits; grief; sorrow; lamentation. 43)