(p. 107) ādāna receiving or accepting or taking. ̃প্রদান n. giving and taking; exchange; commerce; social communication or relation; matrimonial relation. 62)

(p. 126) āśrita adopted, resorted to; sheltered, supported, protected; dependent (esp. for maintenance). fem. আশ্রিতা । আশ্রিত ব্যক্তি a person who has been given help and protection, a protege. ̃পালক, ̃রক্ষক n. & a. one who maintains or protects those who ask for maintenance or shelter or aid or support or protection. ˜বত্সল a. affectionate and kind to those who seek shelter and protection. ̃বাত্সল্য n. kindness and affection to a dependant or a person under one's protection. ̃রাজ্য n. a protectorate. 130)

(p. 118) ābaru (usu. a woman's) dignity, honour; chastity, modesty; a screen; a veil, a yashmak. 8)

(p. 118) ābaśyaka necessary; essential. n. necessity, need. ̃তা n. necessity, need. ̃বোধে adv. having considered or considering it necessary. আবশ্যকীয় a. necessary; essential. 16)

(p. 133) āhika a snake-charmer. 48)

(p. 102) ācābhuẏā very strange, queer; queerly shaped. 33)

(p. 126) ālā3 illuminated; brightened up. n. light ('আলার ভিতরে কালাটি'). 50)

(p. 126) āśa2 food (প্রাতরাশ). 103)

(p. 107) āthāla a cowshed, a cowhouse. 47)

(p. 99) āklānta extremely tired or fatigued. 40)

(p. 118) ābhā glow; shine; lustre, glaze; beam; flash; tinge. ̃ময় a. full of glow, glowing; beaming; shining. 53)

(p. 126) ālakātarā tar, pitch, coal-tar. 24)

(p. 114) ānurūpya similar state or appearance, similarity, likeness; agreement, congruity; resemblance. 35)

(p. 118) ābēdana representation, prayer, solicitation; an application; a petition; a plaint; appeal (কবিতার আবেদন হৃদয়ের কাছে) আবেদন করা v. to represent, to pray, to solicit; to put in an application, to apply; to petition; to lodge a complaint; to appeal. ̃কারী same as আবেদক । fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃পত্র n. an application; a petition. আবেদনীয় a. fit to be solicited or entreated. 42)

(p. 106) āḍ়2 a kind of salt-water fish. 10)