(p. 133) āstānā haunt; an abode, a dwellingplace; a hermitage. আস্তানা গাড়া v. to set up an abode (esp. a temporary one); to take shelter (temporarily). আস্তানা গোটানো v. to depart for good; to strike the tent. 19)

(p. 115) ānūpa watery; marshy. n. any of the terrestrial animals fond of bathing in water such as the buffalo, the rhinoceros etc. 2)

(p. 97) ān̐dhi stormy wind, strong wind; a storm; a danger; mental suffering; agony; a cause of disturbing something ('ঘুম ভাঙ্গাবার আঁধি').

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

(p. 102) ācārya one who teaches the Vedas; a scriptural teachers; a teacher; a tutor. fem. আচার্যা a woman teacher of the Vedas or scriptures; a woman teacher, a tutoress. fem. আচার্যানী the wife of an acharya (আচার্য) 36)

(p. 125) ārāma1 recovered from illness, cured; relieved. আরাম করা v. to cure. আরাম হওয়া v. to be cured or soothed. 9)

(p. 104) āchinu (poet.) 1st per. (sing.) was; (pl.) were. 14)

(p. 107) ānaddha any instrument of percussion. a. (of musical instruments etc.) having the mouth covered with hide, percussive (আনদ্ধ যন্ত্র); dressed up, tied up, arranged (আনদ্ধ কেশপাশ); clothed. 121)

(p. 96) ān̐ca the ignited state of an oven, ignition; degree of ignition; heat; glow; surmise, guess, conjecture, a hint; anticipation; a presage. আঁচ ওঠা v. to ignite, to take fire. আঁচ করা v. to surmise, to sense, to guess, to conjecture, to anticipate. আঁচ দেওয়া v. to ignite, to enkindle, to set on fire; to hint; to presage. আঁচ ধরা v. to take fire, to ignite. আঁচ পাওয়া v. to get a hint (of). আঁচ লাগা v. to be affected with slight stress or burden (of). 27)

(p. 107) ātā custard-apple. 17)

(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. 115) āpatana falling; a fall; occurrence; a happening, an incident; an accident; (chiefly in math.) incidence; coming; an arrival; alighting; descent. আপতন কোণ n. angle of incidence. আপতন বিন্দু n. (math.) the point of incidence. 30)

(p. 95) ā3 denoting: a little, slight (আকম্প); thorough (আক্ষিপ্ত); starting from (আজন্ম, আসমুদ্র); up to (আকন্ঠ, আমরণ); during the whole of, throughout (আজীবন); including (আচণ্ডাল) contrary to (আগমন); implying negation up-, non-(আকাটা); perverted, vile (আকথা); bad, disagreeable, unsuitable, difficult, hard (আঘাট, আকাল) etc. 4)

(p. 107) āḍḍā a dwelling-place, a habitat; a haunt; a (fixed or permanent) meetingplace, a rendezvous; a place or institution for practising anything (গানের আ়ড্ডা); a club; a company of informal and friendly talkers, their meetingplace or talk; a place for assemblage, a station or stand (গাড়ির আ়ড্ডা). আড্ডা গাড়া v. to take up abode (usu. permanently) to settle. আড্ডা দেওয়া, আড্ডা মারা v. to join in an assembly of idle talkers; to indulge in informal and friendly talk with others. ̃ধারী n. the keeper or the chief person of a club; a regular clubgoer. ̃বাজ a. fond of indulging in idle talk with others or of haunting clubs where such talk is indulged in. 3)

(p. 121) āmaḍ়ā the hog-plum. ̃গাছি n. flattering with some end in view, coaxing, cajolement. আমড়াগাছি করা v. to flatter with some motive or design, to coax, to cajole. 7)