(p. 123) āẏēśa, āẏēsa ease; comfort; luxury. আয়েশ করা v. to take one's ease; to relax; to take rest. আয়েশি, আয়েসি a. easeloving; easy-going; brought up amidst ease and luxury; easy. 22)

(p. 126) ālāpa conversation; talk, conference, discussion; greeting; acquaintance; (mus.) introductory singing or playing of a tune (esp. a conventional one in Indian classical music) in detail. আলাপ করা v. to converse; to talk, to confer, to discuss; to greet; to make one's acquaintance (with); to cultivate acquaintance (with); (mus.) to sing or play a tune in detail. ̃ন n. conversation, talk, conference. ̃নীয় a. conferrable, discussable. ̃পরিচয়, ̃সালাপ n. (coll.) acquaintance and speaking terms; familiarity, intimacy; discussion. 56)

(p. 107) ādhunika of present times, modern, current; new. fem. আধুনিকী । (inc. but current) আধুনিকা । ̃তা n. modernism, modernity. 105)

(p. 126) ālōkita illuminated; glowing; brightened. আলোকিত করা v. to illuminate; to brighten up. আলোকিত হওয়া v. to become illuminated; to brighten up. 85)

(p. 107) ātmīkaraṇa assimilation. 40)

(p. 102) āṅgōṭa a ring for the toe. 23)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 99) ākuli form of আকুলা । 26)

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

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

(p. 122) āmra (for. High.) the mango. ̃কানন, ̃কুঞ্জ, ̃বন n. a mango-grove. 26)

(p. 97) ān̐calā an ornamented border of a woman's loin-cloth. 3)

(p. 118) ābēdana representation, prayer, solicitation; an application; a petition; a plaint; appeal (কবিতার আবেদন হৃদয়ের কাছে) আবেদন করা v. to represent, to pray, to solicit; to put in an application, to apply; to petition; to lodge a complaint; to appeal. ̃কারী same as আবেদক । fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃পত্র n. an application; a petition. আবেদনীয় a. fit to be solicited or entreated. 42)

(p. 107) ādau (ori. & lit.) in the beginning, at first; (pop. and current) at all, in the least. 82)

(p. 99) āgamita (rare) imported. 64)