(p. 118) ābaśyika compulsory. 17)

(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. 118) ābēdaka one who submits an application. n. an applicant; a petitioner; a plaintiff. 41)

(p. 126) āśliṣṭa embraced; pervaded; permeated; attached; amalgamated; united; sarcastic; sardonic. 132)

(p. 102) ācōṭa uncultivated, unploughed; fallow. 38)

(p. 104) āñjāma execution, performance; supply টাকার আঞ্জাম; arrangement, provision; (pop.) income and expenditure. 41)

(p. 107) ātmīẏa one's own; related by blood; belonging to one's own family or clan. n. a blood-relation, a relative, a kinsman; a friend; a supporter, one's own man. ̃তা n. kinship; blood relationship; relationship; friendship. sharing common characteristics. fem. আত্মীয়া । ̃বন্ধু, ̃স্বজন n. friends and relations; one's own people, kith and kin. 41)

(p. 121) āmantrita invited; called to come; greeted. 13)

(p. 107) ādyā born or created or originated first, primordial. n. fem. Nature; (Hindu theol.) the Supreme Goddess associated with God in the work of creation, Goddes Durga (দুর্গা). ̃শক্তি same as আদ্যা (n.). 85)

(p. 107) ādhidaibika supernatural; fortuitous; pertaining to natural disasters such as flood, famine etc.; elemental. 99)

(p. 123) āẏati1 state of a married woman whose husband is alive; any of the symbols (usu. borne on the person of the wife) indicating this marital state. 5)

(p. 122) āmāni the water in which cooked rice has been soaked overnight. 9)

(p. 106) āḍ়kāṭi, āḍ়kāṭhi a recruiter; a pilot; a weaver's shuttle. 15)

(p. 107) ādarā a rough or preliminary sketch; an outline; a profile. 56)

(p. 107) ādriẏamāṇa in the state of being received or treated cordially or with respect. 89)