(p. 123) āẏā a nurse-maid or waiting-maid, an ayah. 13)

(p. 126) āsañjana adhesion. 141)

(p. 126) āsala genuine; pure; authentic; unadulterated; true, real; actual; original (আসল দলিল); nett (আসল লাভ); principal or capital (আসল দেনা); primary (আসল উদ্দেশ্য). n. principal or capital money or amount. আসলি a. genuine, pure, unadulterated (আসলি চিজ). আসলে adv. in actuality, in truth; in fact. 150)

(p. 115) āpēla the apple. 59)

(p. 99) āgāpāchatalā, āgāpāsatalā, āgāpāstalā from head to foot, cap-a-pie. 77)

(p. 99) ākāra-parimāpa contour survey. 10)

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

(p. 98) ām̐śānō to harden by boiling in liquefied sugar, molasses, treacle, etc. a. thus boiled. 5)

(p. 122) āmānna uncooked rice. 10)

(p. 104) ājāda free, independent. আজাদ হিন্দ Free India. আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ Indian National Army. আজাদি n. freedom, independence. 26)

(p. 104) āṭa eight. আটই, আটুই n. the eighth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) eighth. ̃কড়াই, ̃কৌড়ে n. the Hindu ceremony of distributing eight kinds of fried snacks on the eighth day of a child's birth. ̃খানা করা v. to break or tear into pieces. ̃খানা হওয়া v. to be beside oneself (with joy). ̃চল্লিশ a. & n. forty-eight. ˜চালা n. a thatched room with eight roofs and no wall. ̃ত্রিশ a. & n. thirty-eight. ˜পহর, (dial.) ̃পর n. & adv. whole day and night. ˜পৌরে a. worn or used all day round or ordinarily; (fig.) commonplace, hackneyed. ̃ষট্টি a. & n. sixty-eight. 43)

(p. 126) āśī2 a serpent's fang. ̃বিষ n. that which has venom in its fang; a venomous snake; the snake. 118)

(p. 133) āsbāda taste; savour; relish; tasting. ̃ন n. tasting; enjoying, enjoyment; experiencing. ̃নীয়, আস্বাদ্য a. fit to be tasted; enjoyable. আস্বাদিত a. tasted; enjoyed; relished; experienced. 36)

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

(p. 118) ābēśyatā (phy.) inductive capacity. 45)