(p. 123) āraṇya of or relating to a forest or forests; wild; sylvan; born or grown or living in forests. ̃ক a. wild; forestgrown; living in forests; sylvan. n. concluding section of the Brahmanas (ব্রাহ্মণ) which are parts of the Vedas; a person (esp. a saint of ancient India) living in forests; a forester, a forestdweller. 33)

(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. 126) āśaṅkita feared, dreaded; apprehended; suspected; doubted. 109)

(p. 102) āghrāṇa smelling or sniffing. 15)

(p. 107) ādhāra1 container; a receptacle; a vessel, a case; a store; a haunt, a dwellingplace, a source; a cause. 94)

(p. 114) ānāca-kānā়ca the outlying and usually neglected parts of a house etc.; the eaves and like parts; nook and corner. আনাচে-কানাচে adv. in nooks and byways; in nooks and eaves. 18)

(p. 126) āsaba distilled spirit; alcoholic beverage, wine. আসবিক a. alcoholic. 146)

(p. 98) ākakuṭē, ākakhuṭē (of a person) wasteful, squandering, prodigal, spendthrift. 9)

(p. 125) ārādhita worshipped; adored. 6)

(p. 122) āmmā mother. 25)

(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. 98) ākān̐ḍ়ā (of rice etc.) unhusked; not thoroughly husked; unrefined. 27)

(p. 106) āṭhālō glutinous, viscid, gluey, adhesive, sticky; clayey (আঠালো মাটি). 8)

(p. 106) āḍ়āni a large umbrella; a large fan. 26)

(p. 107) ātaśikāca flint-glass, burning-glass. 16)