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

(p. 106) āḍ় a central market-place; a wholesale market; a storehouse, an entrepot; a fair. ̃ঘাটা n. a place on the river-bank for getting into or alighting from a boat. ̃ছাঁটা a. (of rice etc.) imperfectly husked. আড়ং ধোলাই n. thorough washing and bleaching of clothes; (coll.) beating someone black and blue. 14)

(p. 123) āẏēndā coming; ensuing, next; future, later. 21)

(p. 104) āṭaka a bar, obstruction, hindrance; detention, confinement; restraint. a. confined, detained; imprisoned; enclosed. আটক করা v. to obstruct or confine or detain. আটক প়ড়া বা হওয়া v. to become obstructed or confined or detained. আটকবন্দি n. a detenu. 44)

(p. 99) āgara carpenter's boring or drilling tool, auger, perforator, borer. 66)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 99) ākīrṇa strewn, bestrewn; scattered, bespattered. 19)

(p. 99) ākāramātrika (of musical notation) using the post-consonantal আ-কার as the measure in notation. 12)

(p. 123) āẏudhaśālā armoury, arsenal. 19)

(p. 106) āḍ়ta a warehouse or godown of a wholesale dealer; an entrepot, a storehouse, a depot. ̃দার n. the owner or keeper of a warehouse; a wholesale merchant. ̃দারি n. wholesale business; the commission of a wholesale merchant. 16)

(p. 104) ājhōḍ়ā not clipped or pared down, not sheared or pruned. 37)

(p. 126) āsachē coming, next, ensuing. আসছে কাল n. & adv. tomorrow. 140)

(p. 102) āṅiẏā, āṅgiẏā a woman's bodice, a bra. 17)

(p. 99) ākhaḍ়ā a gymnasium; a place or institution where people assemble to practise anything esp. music, play-acting, etc.; a place where the Vaishnavas assemble for religious worship; (facet.) a club or society; (dero.) a haunt of vice, a den. ̃ই n. dramatic rehearsal. ̃ধারী n. the headman or the keeper of a place where the Vaishnavas assemble for religious worship. 45)

(p. 99) ākhyā an appellation, a name; a title, a designation; a denomination. ̃ত a. named, called; entitled, designated; denominated; spoken, mentioned, said; known, renowned, celebrated. ̃ন n. history; a legend; a tale (esp. historical or legendary); a narrative; a story; a fable; narration, naming; act of designating or denominating. ̃বস্তু n. a theme. ̃পত্র n. a title-page (of a book). ̃য়ক n. a narrator; a story-teller. ̃য়িকা n. a tale, a story, a narrative. 55)