(p. 99) ākhani stew, esp. of meat; a solution prepared by boiling water with spices for cooking some dishes. 46)

(p. 97) ān̐jalā, ān̐jala palms of one's hands cupped together; the amount that a cup thus contains, a handful. 8)

(p. 118) ābhūmi down to the ground; having prostrated oneself (আভূমি প্রণত হওয়া). 66)

(p. 121) āmadhura slightly sweet, sweetish; not excessively sweet, pleasantly sweet. 9)

(p. 126) ālādā (also adv.) different; separate; detached. 53)

(p. 126) ālibandhana setting up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; building a dyke; damming. আলিবন্ধন করা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke; to dam. 66)

(p. 99) ākkēla understanding, intelligence, wit; common sense; faculty of judgment; considerateness. আক্কেল গুডুম n. nonplus, bewilderment, confusion. আক্কেল গুডুম হওয়া to be struck with bewilderment or confusion, to be nonplussed, to be at one's wit's end. ̃দাঁত n. the wisdom tooth. ̃পছন্দ n. ability to appraise or assess, the sense of proportion; aptitude or talent for selection and rejection; good practical sense. ̃মন্ত a. considerate; wise. ̃সেলামি n. the penalty paid or the loss suffered on account of folly. 33)

(p. 107) ātāntara distress, misery; danger. আতান্তরে পড়া v. to get into or to be in distress. 18)

(p. 133) āsrābaṇa decantation. আস্রাবিত a. decanted. 38)

(p. 118) ābhāsa faint or indistinct presence ('আভাসে দাও দেখা'); a shadow; a hint (আভাসে জানানো); glow. আভাস দেওয়া v. to appear faintly or indistinctly; to give a hint, to hint. ̃ইঙ্গিত n. hints; slight or indirect suggestion. আভাসে ইঙ্গিতে adv. by indirect suggestion, by hints. 57)

(p. 126) ārtanāda groaning; cry of pain or grief or affliction etc. 5)

(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. 115) āpani2 one's own self. আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম self-preservation is the first law of nature. 38)

(p. 99) ākārānta (of words) ending with the vowel or the vowel-sound আ 13)

(p. 102) āṅkika relating to mathematics; mathematical or arithmetical; relating to calculation. 20)