(p. 107) ādau (ori. & lit.) in the beginning, at first; (pop. and current) at all, in the least. 82)

(p. 133) āhuta invited; called; asked to come; summoned; invoked. আহুতি n. invitation; a call; a summons; invocation. 53)

(p. 99) ākulā2 of আকুল । 25)

(p. 107) ādapē in reality, really; in truth; in fact, as a matter of fact; at all, in the least. 50)

(p. 121) āmana late autumnal. n. late autumnal crop of paddy; autumn rice (also আমন ধান). 10)

(p. 107) ānaka a large drum; a wardrum; thunder-cloud. a. thunderous; sounding. 116)

(p. 115) āpanta one's own self. a. one's own. আপ ভালা তো জগত্ ভালা to a good soul all are good; to the pure all things are pure. আপ রুচি খানা পর রুচি পরনা eat according to your own taste but dress according to the taste of others; eat to please yourself but dress to please others. 21)

(p. 107) ādhikya excess; abundance; intemperance; predominance; rifeness. 98)

(p. 118) ābharaṇa anything worn for personal embellishment, an ornament. কলঙ্ক তার অঙ্গের আভরণ scandal she wears as a jewel on her person. 52)

(p. 95) ā1 the second vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 115) āpakhōrāki in the state when one has to pay for one's own food. 24)

(p. 126) āsaṅga sexual intercourse; company, fellowship, social intercourse; union; desire to enjoy; love, attachment; profound attention. ̃লিপ্সা n. desire for sexual intercourse; desire for company or union. ̃লিপ্সু a. desirous of sexual intercourse or of company or union. 139)

(p. 118) ābṛtta read or studied over and over again; repeated; recited; that which has returned or recurred; revolved; (esp. in arith.) recurring. ̃চক্ষু a. one who has turned one's eyes inwards; introspective. আবৃত্ত দশমিক (airth.) recurring decimal. আবৃত্তি n. reading or studying over and over again; repetition; recital, recitation; return, recurrence; revolving or being revolved, revolution. আবৃত্তি করা v. to read or study over and over again; to repeat; to recite; to return; to recur; to revolve. 39)

(p. 102) āṅkika relating to mathematics; mathematical or arithmetical; relating to calculation. 20)

(p. 115) ābōẏāba any of the conventional and usually illegal payments exacted by landowners from tenants. 75)