(p. 98) ākacā-ākaci mutual envy or jealousy; unhealthy competition (over trifling things). 10)

(p. 126) āliṅgana embracing or hugging; an embrace; a hug. আলিঙ্গন করা v. to embrace; to hug. 63)

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

(p. 122) āmīkṣā posset. 18)

(p. 126) ālōẏāna a woollen wrapper for the body, a shawl; a wrapper. 99)

(p. 107) ādityamaṇḍala the orb of the sun; the solar region. 71)

(p. 115) āpanā one's own self. a. one's own. আপনা-আপনি adv. by or of one's own self; on one's own; without any outward aid; spontaneously. n. pl. one's own people, friends and relatives. আপনা-আপনির মধ্যে among one's own people; among friends and relations. আপনার var. of আপন । আপনা থেকে of or by one's own self; on one's own; of its own; spontaneously. আপনার পায়ে কুড়ল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave. 36)

(p. 96) āōsata a large holding of land held in fee under a landowner, (cp.) a fief. 9)

(p. 118) ābhāṅā not broken, unbroken (আভাঙা ডাল); not ground, unground (আভাঙা গম). 55)

(p. 98) ākalapatra a letter of credit. 25)

(p. 121) āmantraẏitā an inviter; a host; one who gives a call to come; one who greets. 12)

(p. 114) ānīla slightly blue, bluish. 26)

(p. 118) ābōlatābōla incoherent talk; nonsense; delirium; nonsense rhymes. a. incoherent and nonsensical. 49)

(p. 104) āchōlā unskinned; unscraped. 18)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ়ānō to scratch or dig with fingernails or claws; to comb (hair). a. scratched or dug with the finger-nails or claws; combed, kempt.