(p. 126) āsaśēōḍ়ā a kind of wild herb, Glycomis pentaphylla. 151)

(p. 121) āmaẏadā plentiful, abundant; excessive. 15)

(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(p. 115) āntarbidyālaẏa inter-school. 13)

(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. 102) āgunē fiery. আগুনে বোমা an incendiary bomb. 6)

(p. 126) ālagōcha detached, not touching. আলগোছে adv. (of hands, eating and drinking vessels etc.) not bringing into contact with the mouth (whilst eating or drinking); not touching, avoiding contact (আলগোছে ডিঙানো); aloof (আলগোছে থাকা); carefully and softly (আলগোছে যাওয়া); lightly (আলগোছে মারা). 29)

(p. 122) āmiṣa meat; non-vegetarian food or diet. ̃ভোজী, আমিষাশী a. carnivorous; non-vegetarian. 17)

(p. 123) āẏēśa, āẏēsa ease; comfort; luxury. আয়েশ করা v. to take one's ease; to relax; to take rest. আয়েশি, আয়েসি a. easeloving; easy-going; brought up amidst ease and luxury; easy. 22)

(p. 123) āraba2 an Arab, an Arabian; the Arabian nation, the Arabs. আরবি a. Arabian. n. the language of Arabia, Arabic; an Arabian; an Arab; the Arabs. আরবি গঁদ gum arabic. 37)

(p. 115) āpada danger; distress; misery; calamity; any unpleasant person or thing. ̃গ্রস্ত a. involved in danger, endangered, imperilled; involved in difficulty or distress; troubled or distressed. ̃ধর্ম, আপদ্ধর্ম n. a course or measure (usu. not thoroughly honest) that may be adopted in time of danger or disaster or emergency. ̃বালাই n. pl. dangers and harms. ̃-বিপদ n. dangers and difficulties. 34)

(p. 123) āẏatī a married woman whose husband is alive. 7)

(p. 115) āpannasattbā pregnant. n. a pregnant woman. 40)

(p. 126) āsā2 to come; to appear; to come up; to arrive (ট্রেন আসা); to reach, to come up to (মুখ পর্যন্ত আসা); to commence, to begin (জ্বর আসা); to set in (শরত্ আসা); to be excited with (আবেগ আসা); to rise, to crop up (মনে আসা); to enter (ঘরে আসা); to attack, to come upon (ঢুলুনি আসা); to be struck with (ভয় আসা); to be supplied with (কথা আসা); to be filled with (চোখে জল আসা); to take place, to occur, to come about (বিপদ আসা); to be earned, to accrue (টাকা আসা); to be on the point of (ফুরিয়ে আসা). a. that which has come (কাছে আসা) n. act of coming; arrival. এগিয়ে আসা v. to come up, to advance. আসা-যাওয়া n. come-and-go. উঠে আসা v. to come up; to get up; to remove; to get loose, to be detached, to come off (ছাল উঠে আসা). কথা আসা v. to be able to speak. কাছে আসা v. to come or draw near, to come by; to approach. কাজে আসা, ব্যবহারে আসা v. to be of use, to be useful, to be serviceable. কান্না আসা v. to feel like crying or weeping. নেমে আসা v. to come down; to get down; to alight; to descend; to dismount. নিভে আসা v. to get dimmer and dimmer. নিয়ে আসা v. to bring along, bring with oneself; to fetch. ফিরে আসা v. to come back, to return. ফুরিয়ে আসা v. to be about to be exhausted; to be about to end. ফেলে আসা v. to leave behind. বহে আসা v. to flow down, to stream down; to come along. বেয়ে আসা v. to come steering along. বাইরে আসা v. to come out, to emerge. ভিতরে আসা v. to come in, to enter. রেখে আসা same as ফেলে আসা । 153)

(p. 114) ānupadika coming or going after, following. 30)