(p. 126) ālōcāla rice obtained by sunning paddy and not by boiling it, sunned rice. 89)

(p. 133) āshāẏī the first line of a song or its music. 30)

(p. 133) āspardhā effrontery, impudence, impertinence, audacity; arrogance, haughtiness; boasting. 32)

(p. 99) āgā2 a title of honour applied to a Musalman, esp. an Afghan. 73)

(p. 115) āprāṇa as long as one lives, till death, to the last breath; even at the risk of one's life; to the extent of one's utmost power and abilities, tooth and nail. আপ্রাণ করা v. to do one's utmost. আপ্রাণ চেষ্টা utmost effort. 65)

(p. 118) ābbā (Mus.) father; dad. 50)

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

(p. 118) ābhijātika of aristocrat or aristocracy or noble birth; aristocratic; pertaining to or indicative of the family; familial. আভিজাতিক চিহ্ন n. heraldry. 61)

(p. 115) āpāmara including even the meanest or the lowest. ̃জনগণ n. high and low; one and all; everybody. 50)

(p. 96) ān̐ka a mark or line; (arith. & alg.) a problem, a sum. আঁক কষা v. to do a sum. আঁক কাটা v. to draw a line; to scratch. 16)

(p. 133) āsāmi a defendant in a criminal case, an accused. 6)

(p. 106) āḍ়4 to remove stutter from utterance. ̃কাঠ n. a cross-beam. আড়ে-দিঘে adv. in length and breadth. আড়ে-হাতে adv. up-and-doing; with might and main; with full force. 12)

(p. 122) āmudē, āmōdapriẏa given to merriment; sportive, merry; gay, cheerful, jolly; vivacious, sprightly; witty, humorous. 19)

(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. 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)