(p. 48) apēkṣā await; waiting (for) or tarrying; expectation, expectancy, anticipation (সুদিনের বা সাহায্যলাভের অপেক্ষা); reliance (দৈবের অপেক্ষা); caring for or depending on (কারও অপেক্ষা না রাখা). con. than, of, in comparison to or with. অপেক্ষা করা v. to await; to wait for; to tarry; to expect, to anticipate; to rely on; to care for. ̃কৃত adv. comparatively; relatively. 66)

(p. 48) apuṣpa, apuṣpaka unflowering, flowerless; (bot.) cryptogamous. 54)

(p. 85) asadupāẏa unfair means. 44)

(p. 63) abhisyanda exudation, oozing; flow, stream (as of water); abundance, excess, overgrowth. অভিস্যন্দী a. exuding, oozing; flowing, streaming, running; (of eyes) weeping; overgrown. 141)

(p. 80) alpa small in number or amount; a few; a little, a bit; short; of short duration, short-lived (অল্পজীবী); (gr.) unaspirated (অল্পপ্রাণ); illiberal, narrow (অল্পমতি); delicate (অল্পতনু); less than what is necessary or usual, insufficient, inadequate, scanty, poor. pro. a small number of persons or things. ̃ই adv. only a few, a little; but little; rarely, scarcely, seldom; insufficiently. অল্প অল্প করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; by degrees; gradually; slowly. ̃কাল, ̃ক্ষণ n. a short time, a short while. ̃কাল পরে, ̃কাল মধ্যে adv. shortly after, in a short time; before long. ̃চেতা a. narrow-minded; illiberal. ̃জীবী a. short lived. ̃জ্ঞ a. imperfectly educated, not knowledgeable; not erudite. ̃তম a. minimum. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness in number or quantity; shortness; shortness of duration; illiberality, narrowness; insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage. ̃দর্শী a. lacking in foresight, short-sighted; imprudent; lacking in experience, inexperienced; narrow in outlook. ̃দর্শিতা n. want of foresight, short-sightedness; imprudence; want of experience,; narrowness of outlook. ̃ধী a. dull-witted, unintelligent. ̃প্রাণ a. short-lived; narrow-minded, illiberal, mean-minded; (gr.) unaspirated. ̃বয়সী, ̃বয়স্ক a. of tender age, young, minor. ̃বিদ্য a. possessing but a little learning; imperfectly educated. ̃বিদ্যা n. a little learning; imperfect education. অল্পবিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী a little learning is a dangerous thing. ̃বিস্তর adv. & a. more or less. ˜বুদ্ধি same as অল্পধী । ̃ভাষী a. of few words; reserved in speech; taciturn; reticent. ̃ভাষীতা n. taciturnity; reticence. ̃মতি a. meanminded. ̃মাত্র a. just a little. ̃মাত্রা n. a small dose or quantity. ̃মূল্য a. cheap. ̃মূল্যে adv. at a low price, cheaply. ̃শ adv. same as অল্প অল্প করে । ̃সংখ্যক a. a few, small in number. ̃স্বল্প a. a little, a bit; a few; not much or many; not frequent; temperate; moderate. 9)

(p. 56) abitatha true; truthful. 89)

(p. 55) abarā most excellent, supreme, superb. n. an appellation of Goddess Durga. 29)

(p. 51) aprāsaṅgika unconnected; unrelated; irrelevant; not relating or pertaining to the matter at hand. ̃তা n. lack of connection or relation; irrelevance. 53)

(p. 55) ababōdha2 inauguration; initiation; information. 18)

(p. 69) amaṅgala absence of welfare or well-being, evil; harm, danger, misfortune. ̃চিহ্ন n. an evil omen. ̃কর, ̃জনক, ̃সূচক, অমঙ্গল্য a. boding ill (for), sinister, ominous. 23)

(p. 63) abhiṣaṅga embrace; attachment; envy; calumny, scandal, disparagement, vilification, defamation; misfortune, disaster; grief. 129)

(p. 36) anurañjana giving satisfaction, delight or pleasure (প্রজানুরঞ্জন); dyeing or colouring (usu. in one colour). 5)

(p. 73) amlīkaraṇa acidification. 4)

(p. 40) antardāha, antardāhana extreme mental agony; heart-burning; envy. অন্তর্দাহী a. causing extreme mental agony or heart-burning. 17)

(p. 2) akulīna not born of a high family; not a high-born; not a man of noble birth (opp. কুলীন); (facet.) of mixed breed, hybrid (অকুলীন কুকুর). 55)