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

(p. 98) ākalapatra a letter of credit. 25)

(p. 126) ālakāṭā barbed; grooved. 23)

(p. 104) āñjā the interim period between the delivery of a child and the next conception. 40)

(p. 126) ārthika financial; pecuniary; monetary. আর্থিক ক্লেশ pecuniary difficulties, financial distress or straits. আর্থিক ক্ষমতা financial powers. আর্থিক বত্সর financial year. আর্থিক সাহায্য pecuniary help, financial aid. 9)

(p. 123) āẏama2 season; suitable time; right time. 15)

(p. 133) āstara2, āstaraṇa bed; a bedcover, a coverlet; a bedsheet; a carpet or any similar article (esp. to sit upon); an ornamental cloth placed on the back of an elephant for the rider to sit upon. আস্তর মেঘ stratus. 18)

(p. 107) ātmādarśa self-example. 31)

(p. 118) ābrahma starting with or from Brahma (ব্রক্ষ্ম). ̃স্তম্ব n. all creatures and objects starting with Brahma (ব্রহ্ম) or the Supreme Consciousness down to the inanimate straw. 51)

(p. 118) ābhāṣa a preface, a prologue, a prefatory note, an introduction; an introductory talk; a conversation. ̃ণ n. addressing and talking to; conversation; an address, a speech, a talk. আভাষিত a. delivered as or mentioned in a speech. 56)

(p. 98) ākanda a kind of tree, the sunplant, Calotropis gigantia, the swallow wort. 15)

(p. 114) ānāra pomegranate. 23)

(p. 107) ādyikāla very ancient times; remote days. আদ্যিকালের বুড়ি (usu. facet.) a very old-fashioned aged woman. 86)

(p. 126) ālaguci first efforts of a child to stand on its feet (আলগুচি দেওয়া). 28)

(p. 107) ādata whole, entire, total, full, unbroken; real, actual, true; genuine, unadulterated, pure. n. conduct, nature; behaviour, practice; custom. আদতে adv. as a matter of fact, in fact; in reality, really; in truth. 49)