(p. 104) ājēbājē of little or no value, trash, worthless, useless, not worth a straw, meaningless, nonsensical. আজেবাজে কথা বলা v. to talk nonsense. 31)

(p. 106) āṭāttara seventy-eight. 2)

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

(p. 97) ān̐ṭasān̐ṭa tight, not loose. আঁটসাঁট পোশাক tight-fitting clothes, close-fitting garment. আঁটসাঁট বেঁধে কাজ করা to start (work etc.) with due preparation and precaution and by providing against probable contingency. 11)

(p. 126) āśīrbacana, āśīrbāda blessing, benediction, benison. আশীর্বাদক a. & n. one who blesses. fem. আশীর্বাদিকা । আশীর্বাদী a. benedictory. □ n. an emblem of benediction. 119)

(p. 102) ācālā (of wheat, rice, pulses etc.) unsifted. 37)

(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) ānantarya immediacy; adjacency; proximity; contiguity. 123)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 121) āma3 uncooked, raw (আমমাংস); unburnt, unbaked (আমসরা, আমহাঁড়ি) ̃গন্ধি a. (of food) cooked but somewhat raw. 5)

(p. 107) ādiṣṭa ordered, commanded; decreed; directed; ordained. 73)

(p. 99) āgalā1 uncovered, bare; unbolted, unfastened; open. 68)

(p. 114) ānuśāsanika (pol.) concerning an order or ordinance or edict; scriptural. 36)

(p. 114) ānamanē listlessly, unmindfully, absent-mindedly, lackadaisically. 9)

(p. 125) ārātrika (act of) greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 3)