(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)

(p. 106) āḍ়āni a large umbrella; a large fan. 26)

(p. 114) ānupātika proportional. 31)

(p. 104) āñjā the interim period between the delivery of a child and the next conception. 40)

(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. 97) ān̐cā to surmise, to sense, to guess, to conjecture; to anticipate. 4)

(p. 114) ānamita bent down, inclined. 10)

(p. 99) āgata one who or that which has come, arrived. ̃প্রায় a. about to arrive shortly; imminent, impending. 60)

(p. 99) ākāra1 shape, form; figure; appearance. 7)

(p. 102) āghrāta smelled. 16)

(p. 104) āṭapiṭhē, āṭapiṭē efficient in everything; very clever. 49)

(p. 107) āḍhya wealthy, rich, affluent; in possession of, rich in (ধনাঢ্য). 5)

(p. 99) ākuti, ākūti ardour; fervidity; a fervent prayer, eager solicitation; entreaty. 22)

(p. 126) āryā2 a kind of metre used in Sanskrit verse; any of the rhymed arithmetical formulae. 16)

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