(p. 62) abṛṣṭi scanty rainfall, absence of rain, drought. 8)

(p. 77) ardhāṃśa one of two equal parts, a share, half, a moiety. 11)

(p. 88) asambhrānta not respectable or honourable; not aristocratic; not nobly born; undignified. 16)

(p. 17) adraba insoluble, undissolved. 43)

(p. 80) aśuddha unholy; unsanctified; impure; unclean; unpurified; unrefined; unrectified; unamended; incorrect, erroneous, wrong. ̃তা, অশুদ্ধি n. unholiness; unsanctified state; impurity; uncleanness; impure or unrefined state; incorrectness, erroneousness; an error. অশুদ্ধিপত্র n. a list of errata or corrigenda (esp. one attached to a book). অশুদ্ধিশোধন n. purging impurities, purification; rectification, amendment, correction. 35)

(p. 56) abashāna stay, residence; a dwelling place; a position, situation, location; a site. 40)

(p. 72) amṛtōpama comparable with nectar; nectar-like; extremely sweet or delicious or invigorating. 12)

(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. 7) agrahaṇīẏa unacceptable, not to be taken. 15)

(p. 80) aśauca uncleanness; impurity; profanity; (scriptural) impurity of one's person owing to the birth or death of a relative, the period of duration of this personal impurity. অশৌচান্ত n. termination or end of the period of personal impurity. 44)

(p. 90) astu (imp.) let there be, may there be, let it be, may it be. 40)

(p. 41) apabhraṃśa corrupted or incorrect form of a word; vulgar dialects descended from a classical language, incorrectness; corruption; perversion; vulgarization. 94)

(p. 73) araṇya wood, forest, jungle. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. grown in the forest. ̃জাত দ্রব্য forest products. ̃পাল n. ranger. ̃বাসী a. living in a wood. n. such a person; a forester, a bushman. ̃ময়, ̃সংকুল a. woody. অরণ্যানী n. a vast or extensive forest. অরণ্যায়ন n. afforestation. অরণ্যে রোদন করা v. to cry in the wilderness, to cry in vain. 43)

(p. 9) ajagara a python or the boa constrictor. 81)

(p. 53) abadya unspeakable, unutterable; unfit for utterance; disgraceful, base; (of words, expression etc.) in bad taste, vulgar. 35)