(p. 99) ākāma bad or unworthy work. 5)

(p. 99) ākhuṭi capricious and obstinate insistence or demand (as of a child). আখুটে a. capriciously and obstinately insisting or demanding. 51)

(p. 99) āgaḍ় an unfixed door usually made of straw, bamboo, wattles etc.; a hurdle. 58)

(p. 107) ātmādara self-esteem, self-respect. 30)

(p. 126) āśābari an Indian musical mode. 116)

(p. 121) āmaraṇa till death; all through one's life. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting till death, continuing till the end of one's life. 17)

(p. 106) āṭānabbi ninety-eight. 3)

(p. 123) ārakṣa police or military station; an outpost; defence force, homeguard. a. engaged in defence. আরক্ষা n. the police. আরক্ষাবাহিনী n. the police force. আরক্ষিক, আরক্ষী n. a policeman; a guardsman. আরক্ষিদল n. a police picket. 30)

(p. 95) āiẏō a woman whose husband is alive. 10)

(p. 98) ākabari, ākabbari of Emperor Akbar or his reign. 17)

(p. 126) ārthika financial; pecuniary; monetary. আর্থিক ক্লেশ pecuniary difficulties, financial distress or straits. আর্থিক ক্ষমতা financial powers. আর্থিক বত্সর financial year. আর্থিক সাহায্য pecuniary help, financial aid. 9)

(p. 126) ālubōkharā a variety of plum or prune of which jelly is prepared. 75)

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

(p. 106) āḍ়ta a warehouse or godown of a wholesale dealer; an entrepot, a storehouse, a depot. ̃দার n. the owner or keeper of a warehouse; a wholesale merchant. ̃দারি n. wholesale business; the commission of a wholesale merchant. 16)

(p. 115) āpāna a place for drinking (wine esp. in a party); a public-house, a bar; a wineshop, an alehouse. 49)