(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. 99) āgāgōḍ়ā from beginning to end; alpha and omega; from head to foot, from top to bottom. 74)

(p. 107) ādhyātmika originating in the soul; spiritual; theological; relating to God or the Supreme Being; psychic; metaphysical; intellectual, mental. ̃তা n. spiritualism. 113)

(p. 107) ādhāna placing or depositing; installation; infusion, instillation; (phy.) charge; receiving or taking; putting on. বদ্ধ আধান bound charge. মুক্ত আধান free charge. 93)

(p. 126) ālōka light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light. ̃গৃহ n. a lighthouse. ̃চিত্র n. a photograph; photography. ̃চিত্রকর n. a photographer. ̃চিত্রবিদ্যা n. photography. ̃চ্ছটা n. a flash of light. ̃তড়িত্ n. photo-electricity. ̃তাড়িত a. photo-electric. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. optics. ̃বিহীন a. lightless; dark; gloomy. ̃ময় a. full of light; flooded with light; lightsome. ̃লতা n. a parasitic creeper. ̃শক্তি n. light as an energy. ̃শূন্য same as আলোকবিহীন । ̃সংকেত n. a beacon. ̃সজ্জা n. decoration of a stage etc. with light; illumination. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a lighthouse. আলোকিত a. lighted, illuminated. আলোকোজ্জ্বল a. illuminated; bright with light; lighted. 83)

(p. 126) āśrita adopted, resorted to; sheltered, supported, protected; dependent (esp. for maintenance). fem. আশ্রিতা । আশ্রিত ব্যক্তি a person who has been given help and protection, a protege. ̃পালক, ̃রক্ষক n. & a. one who maintains or protects those who ask for maintenance or shelter or aid or support or protection. ˜বত্সল a. affectionate and kind to those who seek shelter and protection. ̃বাত্সল্য n. kindness and affection to a dependant or a person under one's protection. ̃রাজ্য n. a protectorate. 130)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 126) ālagā unbound, untied, unfastened; open; unbolted; loose; lax; detached; avoiding company, isolated (আলগা থাকা); uncovered; bare; naked; uncontrolled (আলগা জিভ); insincere or uncalled-for (আলগা সোহাগ); uncareful, unmindful (আলগা লোক). আলগা দেওয়া v. to relax, to become lax; to give indulgence. মুখ-আলগা a. loose-tongued; outspoken. 27)

(p. 126) āśa2 food (প্রাতরাশ). 103)

(p. 118) ābōlatābōla incoherent talk; nonsense; delirium; nonsense rhymes. a. incoherent and nonsensical. 49)

(p. 123) ārati2 greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 35)

(p. 118) ābēśa confounded state of mind; mental confusion, perplexity; tremendous excitement of passion ('আবেশে হিয়ার মাঝারে লই'); attachment, love ('আবেশে অবশ তনু'); entrance; infiltration, taking possession (ভূতাবেশ); rapt attention; trance; engrossment; rapture; obsession. 43)

(p. 121) āmaẏadā plentiful, abundant; excessive. 15)

(p. 125) ārādhanā, ārādhana- worship; service; prayer. আরাধনা করা v. to worship; to pray to. আরাধনীয় same as আরাধ্য । 5)

(p. 99) ākhā an oven; a stove; hearth; fireplace. 49)