(p. 97) ān̐ṭasān̐ṭa tight, not loose. আঁটসাঁট পোশাক tight-fitting clothes, close-fitting garment. আঁটসাঁট বেঁধে কাজ করা to start (work etc.) with due preparation and precaution and by providing against probable contingency. 11)

(p. 107) ānantarya immediacy; adjacency; proximity; contiguity. 123)

(p. 107) āḍhākā not covered, uncovered; exposed, open. 4)

(p. 107) ādya first, prime; primeval; primitive: primordial; chief; best; primary. ̃কৃত্য n. the work to be done first (also see আদ্যশ্রাদ্ধ). ̃প্রাণী n. the protozoa. ̃প্রান্ত adv. from beginning to end; from top to bottom. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ, ̃কৃত্য n. solemn obsequies performed in memory of the deceased on the day following the period of mourning. 83)

(p. 126) āśu2 early; quickly, speedily; without delay, immediately. a. early; quick, speedy (আশু প্রতিকার); immediate (আশু সমস্যা). ̃গ, ̃গতি, ̃গামী a. quick-moving; swiftfoot, swift-footed, fleet-footed. ̃তোষ a. one who is easily or quickly pleased or appeased. n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পাতি a. readily shed or fallen, fugacious. 120)

(p. 114) ānāẏa a snare, a mesh; a trap. 22)

(p. 107) ādēkhalā, ādēkhalē inordinately covetous about some object as if he or she has not seen anything like it before; inordinately greedy. ̃পনা n. greediness; indecently or indecorously greedy. 78)

(p. 95) āuśa, āusa (chiefly of paddy) ripening in the rainy season or in autumn; (loos.) ripening or growing early. 15)

(p. 107) āduḍ় uncovered bare; naked, unclothed; undressed; untied. ̃-গা n. bare body. ̃চুলি a. fem. one whose hair is undressed or untied or dishevelled; a woman having no veil over her head. 74)

(p. 126) āśakārā indulgence; over-indulgence. আশকারা দেওয়া v. to treat with indulgence or over-indulgence. 106)

(p. 114) ānupūrb, ānupūrbya sequence, serial succession, due succession. আনুপূর্বিক adv. in due succession, serially; from beginning to end. a. serial, in due succession; from beginning to end; entire, complete, overall. 32)

(p. 104) āchila (poet.) 3rd. per. (sing.) was; (pl.) were. 15)

(p. 126) ālādā (also adv.) different; separate; detached. 53)

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

(p. 96) āōẏāja sound; noise; voice. 4)