(p. 2) akāra the letter and the vowel sound অ; অকারাদি a. (of words) beginning with the letter অ. n. অ and other vowels. অকারাদিক্রমে adv. in the alphabetical order. অকারান্ত a. (of words) ending with the vowel sound অ. 37)

(p. 2) akṣara any of the letters of the alphabet; a syllable; (fig.) a symbolic letter. ̃জীবী, ̃জীবক n. a scribe; a copyist; a printer or compositor, a writer. ̃পরিচয় n. acquaintance with the alphabet; commencement of education; literacy; (fig.) elementary knowledge. ̃বিন্যাস n. the characteristic style of handwriting. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of versification in which the number of letters and not the sounds in a line is taken into account. ̃মালা n. the alphabet. ̃যোজক n. a compositor. অক্ষরীকরণ n. transliteration. অক্ষরে অক্ষরে to the letter, word for word. verbatim; (fig.) with strict exactitude, rigorously. 95)

(p. 9) aṅgāṅgi mutual attraction of different limbs of a body; correlation; preferential treatment of or partiality towards a member of one's own party. ̃ভাব, ̃সম্বন্ধ n. intimate friendship; inseparable relation; (phil.) the relation between the whole and its parts; interdependence of parts, relation between form and content; the relation between what is primary and what is secondary. ̃ভাবে adv. in the relation of the part to the whole or of what is secondary to what is primary; inseparably. 19)

(p. 38) antḥsha, antasha lying within or in-between. অন্তঃস্হ বর্ণ - য র ল ব হ: any of these letters. 48)

(p. 38) antarā (mus.) the intermediary part between the refrain and the final development of the music of a song. 60)

(p. 38) antarīkṣa the intervening region between any two planets or stars; the sky. ̃চারী a. (capable of or used to) moving or dwelling in the sky; aerial. 68)

(p. 40) antarē at heart; inside; within; in the depth of, in the heart of; amidst, amongst, between; at a distance, removed or screened from; at an interval of. 3)

(p. 40) antargata lying or situated within or in between; included (in); comprised (in); inward. 4)

(p. 40) antarbartī lying or situated within or in between; included or comprised in; intermediate; interim (অন্তর্বর্তী সরকার). 26)

(p. 40) antarbēdi, antarbēdī a strip of land between two rivers. 40)

(p. 40) antarbhukta, antarbhūta included or comprised (in); lying within or in between. অন্তর্ভূত কোণ (geom.) an included angle. 41)

(p. 41) andha blind, sightless; extremely dark or gloomy. ('অন্ধ তামস'); utterly ignorant. n. a blind person. ̃কূপ n. a dark pit; a black hole. ̃কূপহত্যা n. (hist.) the Blackhole Tragedy. ̃তম a. darkest; extremely dark. ̃তমস n. utter darkness; blinding darkness. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. blindness; utter ignorance. ̃তামিস্র n. utter darkness. a. utterly dark. ̃প্রায় a. almost blind; like a blind; like a blind person. ̃বিশ্বাস n. blind faith. ̃ভাবে adv. blindly; rashly; heedlessly, indiscreetly. অন্ধের কিবা দিন কিবা রাত a blind person cannot distinguish between day and night or between brightness and gloom. অন্ধের নড়ি বা যষ্টি (lit.) a stick by the help of which a blind person moves; a blind man's prop; (fig.) a prop for a helpless or incapable person. 14)

(p. 41) anya other; some other; any other. a. different. ̃কৃত a. done by some other person. অন্য কেউ somebody else. ̃ত a. adv. & con. from or by the other or others or another; in a different way. ̃তম a. & pro. one or any one of several persons, things, etc. ˜তর a. & pro. one or any one of the two; the other. ̃ত্র adv. at or in or to a different place or topic or subject. ̃থা adv. & con. in a different manner, otherwise, elsewise, or; contrarywise. a. contrary. n. violation, infringement; exception; the contrary. অন্যথাকরণ a. doing otherwise; disobeying. অন্যথা করা v. to do or act otherwise; to violate, to infringe, to disobey. অন্যথা হওয়া v. to be contrary to; to be in violation of. অন্যথাচরণ n. acting or doing otherwise; violation, infringement, disobedience. অন্যথাচরণ করা v. same as অন্যথা করা । ̃পূর্বা a. fem. formerly bethrothed or married to somebody else. mas. ̃পূর্ব । ̃প্রকার, ̃বিধ a. of a different or other kind(s). ̃প্রকারে adv. same as অন্যভাবে । ̃ভাব n. a different or another state or attitude or manner; change of state or attitude or manner. ̃ভাবে adv. in a different or other way. ̃ভৃত্ a. bringing up another (esp. one not belonging to one's kind). n. such a person or creature; the crow. ̃ভৃত, ̃পুষ্ট a. brought up by another (esp. by one belonging to a different kind). n. such a person or creature; the cuckoo. ̃মত n. a different opinion; disagreement; a different manner or way. a. holding a different opinion; disagreeing; in or of a different manner or way. ̃মতে adv. in a different way or manner; according to a different view. ̃মনস্ক, ̃মনা a. preoccupied by some other thought; absent-minded; in attentive. ̃মনে adv. absentmindedly, inattentively. ̃মনস্কতা n. preoccupied state; absent-mindedness; inattentiveness, inattention. ̃সাপেক্ষ a. relative. ̃রূপ a. same as অন্যপ্রকার, অন্যবিধ । 26)

(p. 41) apatya a son or a daughter; a child; a young of any creature. ̃নির্বিশেষে adv. making no discrimination between one's own children and those of other people, not treating differently from one's son, just like one's own children. ̃স্নেহ n. love for one's children, parental affection, philoprogenitiveness. ̃হীন a. childless. 69)

(p. 53) abakāśa leisure; respite, vacation (গ্রীষ্মাবকাশ); necessary time for (কাজের অবকাশ); cessation; time or space between, interval; scope, room, opportunity (সন্দেহের অবকাশ). 4)

(p. 56) abasara leisure; respite; opportunity; retirement (চাকরি থেকে অবসর নেওয়া); time or space between. ̃ক্রমে adv. at one's leisure. ̃গ্রহণ n. retirement. অবসরপূর্ব অবকাশ বা ছুটি leave preparatory to retirement. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. retired (from an employment or office). ̃বিনোদন n. recreation; relaxation. অবসর নেওয়া v. to retire (from). 31)

(p. 56) abashā state, condition; temperament, mood (মনের অবস্হা); circumstances (অবস্হা বুঝে ব্যবস্হা); financial condition; position (সংকটাবস্হা).̃গতিকে adv. being compelled by circumstances; in the circumstances. ̃ঘটিত a. dependent on circumstances; circumstantial, incidental. ̃ন্তর n. a different state or condition; change of fortune. ̃পন্ন a. well-to-do; wealthy, rich, in affluent circumstances. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. reduced to a state. ̃প্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to be reduced to a state, to fall into a state. অবস্হা ফেরানো v. to better one's fortune or circumstances. ̃ভেদে adv. in a different or changed condition, in different or changed circumstances. ̃সংকট n. a critical position, tight corner. ̃হীন a. indigent, poor, impecunious, badly off. 39)

(p. 73) ayōgabāha, ayōgabāha barṇa 'ং' and 'ঃ' of the Bengali alphabet; the letter that cannot stand alone. 21)

(p. 77) ardhāṅga half of the body; (facet.) a husband. অর্ধাঙ্গী, অর্ধাঙ্গিনী n. fem. wife, better half. 12)

(p. 90) ahi the snake, the serpent. ̃তুণ্ডিক n. a snake-charmer. ̃নকুলসম্পর্ক n. perpetual enmity as that existing between the snake and the mongoose. ̃ভূষণ n. one who is ornamented with snakes; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃রাজ n. king of snakes. 98)

(p. 73) aẏana a path, a route, a course; a passage through a military array or a battle order; scriptures; the ground; the earth; a homestead, a dwelling; (astr.) the sun's movement or course. ̃কাল n. (astr.) the interval between the two solstices. ̃চলন n. (astr.) precession. ̃বৃত্ত, ̃মণ্ডল n. the ecliptic. অয়নাংশ n. (astr.) a part or measure thereof of the ecliptic esp. the distance between the vernal equinoctial point and the first point in the Aries. অয়নান্ত n. (astr.) solstice. অয়নান্তবৃত্ত n. any of the two tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. 27)

(p. 1) a1 the first vowel of the Bengali alphabet. অ আ (বা অ আ ক খ) elementary knowledge; rudiments of any subject (সংগীতের অ আ ক খ); the alphabet (অ আ শিখছে); A B C. 2)

(p. 96) ān̐kaḍ়i any hook-shaped object or sign; any of such signs affixed to alphabetical letters. 18)

(p. 96) ān̐khara a letter of the alphabet. 25)

(p. 97) ān̐cānō to wash one's mouth, esp. by rinsing after a meal. না আঁচালে বিশ্বাস নেই there's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip. 5)