(p. 98) ākāṅkṣaṇīẏa desirable; worthy of being desired or wished for. 28)

(p. 99) āgalā1 uncovered, bare; unbolted, unfastened; open. 68)

(p. 99) ākhā an oven; a stove; hearth; fireplace. 49)

(p. 126) ālōcyamāna what is being discussed, (of a subject) under discussion. 92)

(p. 98) ākabari, ākabbari of Emperor Akbar or his reign. 17)

(p. 125) ārādhita worshipped; adored. 6)

(p. 118) ābila defiled; turbid, muddy; filthy, foul. ̃তা a. defilement; turbidity; filthiness, foulness. 34)

(p. 107) ādamaśumāra, ādamaśumāri census. 53)

(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. 107) ādhyātmika originating in the soul; spiritual; theological; relating to God or the Supreme Being; psychic; metaphysical; intellectual, mental. ̃তা n. spiritualism. 113)

(p. 126) ālēpa, ālēpana smearing or painting (with); any substance to smear with (such as ointment, grease oil etc.); a paint, a wash. 79)

(p. 98) ām̐stākuḍ়, āstākun̐ḍ় a place for depositing household and other rubbish, a dump, a dustbin. আঁস্তাকুড়ের পাতা বা পাত any large tree-leaf used for a dinnerplate and then thrown into the dustbin; (fig.) an ignoble or base person. আঁস্তাকুড়ের পাত কখনো স্বর্গে যায় না an ignoble person can never continue in a noble company. 8)

(p. 123) āẏati1 state of a married woman whose husband is alive; any of the symbols (usu. borne on the person of the wife) indicating this marital state. 5)

(p. 107) ādala similarity (esp. of appearance); a faint appearance or shadow. 59)

(p. 121) āma4 the mango. ̃আদা n. the mango ginger, a variety of ginger smelling like the mango. ̃চুর, ̃শি n. dried slices of green mango preserved in salt or in salt and mustard. মুখ শুকিয়ে আমশি হওয়া to look haggard, to have a shrivelled look, to have an emaciated and wizened face. ̃সত্ত্ব n. a thin cake made of the sweet juice of ripe mango by drying it in the sun (used as food), preserved essence of ripe mango. ̃হলুদ same as আম-আদা । বর্ণচোরা আম a variety of mango that looks green and should be sour but is actually ripe and sweet; (fig.) a person concealing his or her merits. 6)