(p. 107) ādhyāna recollection; meditation; anxiety. 114)

(p. 123) āẏāsa pain, trouble; exhaustion, fatigue; an exertion of strength or power, labour, strain; an endeavour, an effort. ̃সাধ্য a. involving effort, strenuous, laborious, arduous, toilsome, uphill. 16)

(p. 107) ādurē treated with or brought up with excessive indulgence; petted. আদুরে গোপাল a child spoilt with excessive indulgence; a pampered child; the pet child of over-indulgent parents. 76)

(p. 133) āhṛta procured; collected; accumulated, amassed; compiled; earned; obtained; prepared. 54)

(p. 123) āẏā a nurse-maid or waiting-maid, an ayah. 13)

(p. 96) ān̐ca the ignited state of an oven, ignition; degree of ignition; heat; glow; surmise, guess, conjecture, a hint; anticipation; a presage. আঁচ ওঠা v. to ignite, to take fire. আঁচ করা v. to surmise, to sense, to guess, to conjecture, to anticipate. আঁচ দেওয়া v. to ignite, to enkindle, to set on fire; to hint; to presage. আঁচ ধরা v. to take fire, to ignite. আঁচ পাওয়া v. to get a hint (of). আঁচ লাগা v. to be affected with slight stress or burden (of). 27)

(p. 118) ābāsa a dwelling-place, a habitation, a home, an abode; a residence; a house. আবাসিক n. a caretaker (chiefly of a Buddhist monastery). a. resident (আবাসিক শল্য-চিকিত্সক); (of a student) living in a students' hostel. আবাসিক বিদ্যালয় residential school. 29)

(p. 126) āsana anything used for or intended for sitting upon, a seat; an office or post (সদস্যদের আসন); a place for sitting or placing (দেবীর আসন); a posture of sitting বীরাসন; reception with honour (বিদ্বানের আসন সর্বত্র). ̃গ্রহণ n. sitting. আসন গ্রহণ করা v. to take one's seat. ̃পিঁড়ি n. the posture of squatting. আসনপিঁড়ি হয়ে বসা v. to squat. 144)

(p. 126) āścarya astonishing, surprising, wonderful, marvellous; queer. n. a wonder or marvel; a surprise; a queer object. আশ্চর্য করা v. to strike with astonishment or wonder; to surprise, to astonish; to take a person by surprise. আশ্চর্য হওয়া v. to be astonished. ̃জনক a. wonderful, astonishing; surprising; amazing, astounding; queer. আশ্চর্যান্বিত a. wonder-struck, astonished; amazed, astounded. আশ্চর্যান্বিত করা same as আশ্চর্য করা । আশ্চর্যান্বিত হওয়া same as আশ্চর্য হওয়া । 122)

(p. 96) āōḍ়ānō (chiefly facet.) to pronounce or recite (usu. repeatedly). n. (repeated) pronouncement or recitation. 2)

(p. 107) āṇubīkṣaṇika microscopic. 7)

(p. 99) āgāpāchatalā, āgāpāsatalā, āgāpāstalā from head to foot, cap-a-pie. 77)

(p. 104) āchān̐ṭā unhusked (আছাঁটা চাল); uncut (আছাঁটা চুল বা লোম). 10)

(p. 122) āmūla to the root; radically; thoroughly, completely, root-and-branch. a. extended to the root; radical (আমূল সংস্কার); thorough. 20)

(p. 102) āgu the first, the beginning; the past; advance. a. first; preceding; advance; forward. adv. a. first of all. ̃তে adv. at first; in the past. ̃পাছু, ̃পিছু adv. n. from beginning to end, alpha and omega; the past and the future. ̃পাছু করা,̃পিছু করা v. to hesitate. ̃পাছু ভাবা v. to look before and after, to consider the pros and cons of a thing. ̃য়ান, ̃সার a. going or coming forward, advancing; proceeding; leading. আগুয়ান বা আগুসার হওয়া v. to go or come forward, to advance; to proceed; to take the lead. 2)