(p. 133) āspada one who or that which contains or holds or deserves; one who is an object (of) (শ্রদ্ধাস্পদ). 31)

(p. 99) ākṣarika relating to a letter or letters of the alphabet; literal (আক্ষরিক অর্থ); accurately faithful; to the letter or literal (আক্ষরিক অনুবাদ). 41)

(p. 115) āpanā one's own self. a. one's own. আপনা-আপনি adv. by or of one's own self; on one's own; without any outward aid; spontaneously. n. pl. one's own people, friends and relatives. আপনা-আপনির মধ্যে among one's own people; among friends and relations. আপনার var. of আপন । আপনা থেকে of or by one's own self; on one's own; of its own; spontaneously. আপনার পায়ে কুড়ল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave. 36)

(p. 99) ākāmānō unshaved; (rare) unearned (আকামানো কড়ি). 6)

(p. 106) āḍ়āla a device or a thing that intercepts the view; a screen, a cover; a position or place intercepted from the view, hiding, concealment. আড়াল করা v. to put out of view; to hide, to conceal. আড়াল হওয়া v. to go out of view; to go behind the screen; to go in hiding, to hide. আড়াল আবডাল n. secrecy; cover; hiding. আড়ালে আবডালে adv. secretly, confidentially, in camera; in a hidden place, in concealment.

(p. 98) ākanṭha (filling) up to one's throat; (fig.) almost completely submerged or sunk (আকন্ঠ নিমজ্জিত). ঋণে আকন্ঠ নিমজ্জিত হওয়া to be over head and ears in debt. আকন্ঠ ভোজন করা v. to eat and drink to excess, to overfeed, to surfeit. 14)

(p. 126) āsaśēōḍ়ā a kind of wild herb, Glycomis pentaphylla. 151)

(p. 126) ālatō not forceful or firm, light (আলতো হাতে, আলতো মার); incoherent or insincere (আলতো কথা). 35)

(p. 115) āṇḍā an egg. আণ্ডাবাচ্চা n. (facet. or dero.) one's all children, kiddies. 5)

(p. 122) āmōda delight; joy; gladness; merriment, amusement; festivity; fun; (rare) far-reaching fragrance, extremely sweet fragrance. ̃আহ্লাদ n. pl. rejoicings. আমোদআহ্লাদ করা v. to rejoice. আমোদ করা v. to express delight or joy; to make merry; to indulge in or enjoy amusement; to be festive; to make fun; to poke fun (at); to fill with fragrance. ̃জনক a. delightful; merry; amusing; funny. ̃ন n. amusing, amusement, recreation; perfuming. ̃প্রমোদ n. pl. amusements, recreations. আমোদপ্রমোদ করা v. to indulge in amusements. ̃প্রিয় see আমুদে । আমোদিত a. delighted; perfumed, scented. আমোদী a. delighted; jolly, sportive; sweet-scented. fem. আমোদিনী । 23)

(p. 95) āuōla first; chief; best. 12)

(p. 125) ārka solar. ̃ফলা n. this sign over Bengali consonant letters to indicate a preceding '-r' sound; sun-ray; (facet.) a tuft of long hair maintained by a conservative Brahman on his crown. 17)

(p. 126) ālu2 potato. গোল আলু potato, মিঠে আলু, রাঙা আলু sweet potato, yam, batata. 71)

(p. 97) ān̐tipān̐ti at the head and at the foot of a bed; everywhere. 22)

(p. 121) āmadhura slightly sweet, sweetish; not excessively sweet, pleasantly sweet. 9)