(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. 20) adhirājya a dominion of an empire. 39)

(p. 20) adhimāṃsa an abscess; a tumour; an eye-disease. 29)

(p. 56) abahasita ridiculed, mocked, laughed at, taunted. 46)

(p. 9) ata so much or so many; that much. pro. so or that much amount of anything; such a large number of anything; so much, so many. 132)

(p. 16) atyadhika very much, too much; exceedingly, in a great degree, extremely. a. excessive, great. 11)

(p. 22) adhōbāsa, adhōbastra clothes for the lower part of the body. 5)

(p. 30) anucikīrṣā desire to imitate; imitativeness. অনুচিকীর্ষু a. desirous of imitating. 34)

(p. 30) anuprabha phosphorescent. অনুপ্রভা n. phosphorescence.

(p. 51) aphalana lack or absence of fruition; lack or absence of harvest; bad harvest. 56)

(p. 73) arati absence of amorous or sexual desire; absence of attachment or affection; apathy. 44)

(p. 9) acalāẏatana an incorrigibly reactionary or conservative institution. 47)

(p. 79) alaṅghana act of refraining from overstepping or disobeying; non-transgression, non-violation, non-infringement. অলঙ্ঘনীয়, অলঙ্ঘ্য a. that which cannot be or should not be overstepped, disobeyed, transgressed, violated or infringed; inviolable; that which must be complied with (অলঙ্ঘনীয় আদেশ); that which cannot be crossed over by leaping, impassable. অলঙ্ঘনীয়তা n. inviolability; impassability. অলঙ্ঘিত a. not overstepped, not disobeyed; not violated. 5)

(p. 63) abhagna not broken, unbroken; unsevered; whole. ̃রাশি (arith.) a whole number, an integer. 29)

(p. 89) asādhu evil, bad, wicked, dishonest; corrupt. অসাধুতা n. badness, wickedness; dishonesty; corruptness; corruption. 10)