(p. 126) ālōẏāna a woollen wrapper for the body, a shawl; a wrapper. 99)

(p. 102) ācchanna covered; overcast; concealed; pervaded; comatose; drowsy; overwhelmed; dumbfounded. 39)

(p. 121) āmari, ā mari indicating: praise, taunt, ridicule, sorrow etc.; now I'II die happily; I'II rather die. 19)

(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)

(p. 107) ātmārāma the soul; life; the mind; life as imagined as a bird enclosed by the prison of a body; a term of endearment with which a pet parrot, or parakeet, or magpie is addressed (বলো বাবা আত্মারাম). আত্মারাম খাঁচাছাড়া হওয়া v. to die. আত্মারাম শুকিয়ে যাওয়া v. to cower. 37)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣā a desire; a wish, a longing; (gr.) necessity for a word to complete a sentence. আকাঙ্ক্ষা করা v. to desire; to wish, to long for. 29)

(p. 99) āgali1 form of আগলা2 । 70)

(p. 104) ājāna a call to Muslims to attend prayer-meeting in a mosque. আজান দেওয়া v. to announce this call formally. 27)

(p. 126) ārṭa art; (loos.) an artistic posture or affectation. 2)

(p. 97) ān̐taḍ়i entrails, intestines. 20)

(p. 95) āiẏō a woman whose husband is alive. 10)

(p. 118) ābāhana invocation; invitation; a call. আবাহন করা v. to invoke; to invite; to call. আবাহনী n. a gesture made with one's palms and fingers for invoking a god or goddess. a. invocatory; relating to invitation or call. 30)

(p. 118) ābira a kind of perfumed and coloured powder that the Hindus sprinkle over one another esp. during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 31)

(p. 122) āyukta in-charge. ̃ক n. an officer-in-charge. আযুক্ত মন্ত্রী minister-in-charge. 29)

(p. 126) ālamba a support, a prop; a shelter; (mech.) fulcrum. ̃ন n. a prop, a shelter; (rhet.) the person that is the object of a sentiment. আলম্বিত a. held; propped, supported; suspended, hung. আলম্বী a. supported; sheltered; hanging, pendant. 44)