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

(p. 114) ānamanē listlessly, unmindfully, absent-mindedly, lackadaisically. 9)

(p. 126) ārdra wet; moist; damp, humid; soft; softened with affection tears etc. ̃কণ্ঠে, ̃স্বরে adv. in a doleful or mournful voice. ̃তা n. wetness; moistness; moisture; dampness, humidity; softness; softened state. ̃ভূমিজ a. hygrophyte. 10)

(p. 133) āsphālita brandished; moved violently. 34)

(p. 107) ānaddha any instrument of percussion. a. (of musical instruments etc.) having the mouth covered with hide, percussive (আনদ্ধ যন্ত্র); dressed up, tied up, arranged (আনদ্ধ কেশপাশ); clothed. 121)

(p. 115) ānbaẏika relating to concord or syntax, relating to agreement. 18)

(p. 133) āhēriẏā, āhēḍ়iẏā (amongst the Rajputs) the ceremony of hunting in the forest on the first day of spring; a hunting clan. 55)

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

(p. 126) ālanā a rack or stand for clothes, hats etc. 36)

(p. 114) ānuṣṭhānika ritual, ceremonial; formal.

(p. 118) ābālya from childhood or infancy; ever since one's childhood. 28)

(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(p. 102) āgu the first, the beginning; the past; advance. a. first; preceding; advance; forward. adv. a. first of all. ̃তে adv. at first; in the past. ̃পাছু, ̃পিছু adv. n. from beginning to end, alpha and omega; the past and the future. ̃পাছু করা,̃পিছু করা v. to hesitate. ̃পাছু ভাবা v. to look before and after, to consider the pros and cons of a thing. ̃য়ান, ̃সার a. going or coming forward, advancing; proceeding; leading. আগুয়ান বা আগুসার হওয়া v. to go or come forward, to advance; to proceed; to take the lead. 2)

(p. 133) āsta whole; entire; unbroken, uncut; downright (আস্ত চোর); thorough; stark (আস্ত পাগল); real (আস্ত কেউটে) . আস্ত না রাখা (fig.) to beat severely, to beat up. 17)

(p. 99) āgamana coming; arrival. আগমনী n. any of the songs about the coming of Uma (উমা), Shiva's (শিব) wife, to her father's house as told in the Hindu legend. a. relating to coming or arrival. 63)