(p. 115) āphrikāna an African; an African Negro. a. African. 73)

(p. 107) ādhuli a coin of the value of half a rupee, a half-rupee. ব্যাঙের আধুলি an insignificant amount hoarded very cautiously and proudly by an extremely poor person, an ewe-lamb. 107)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣaṇīẏa desirable; worthy of being desired or wished for. 28)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭa tightness, tension; compactness (কথার আঁট), restraint, reserve (মুখের আঁট). a. tight; close-fitting; tense. আঁট করা v. to make tight, to tighten. 9)

(p. 126) āṣṭēpṛṣṭhē all over the body; all over; thoroughly. 135)

(p. 107) ādālata a court of justice. আদালতি a. pertaining or relating to a court of justice; judicial. 65)

(p. 126) āśaka a lover, a suitor, a sweetheart. 105)

(p. 118) ābaśyika compulsory. 17)

(p. 126) āśu2 early; quickly, speedily; without delay, immediately. a. early; quick, speedy (আশু প্রতিকার); immediate (আশু সমস্যা). ̃গ, ̃গতি, ̃গামী a. quick-moving; swiftfoot, swift-footed, fleet-footed. ̃তোষ a. one who is easily or quickly pleased or appeased. n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পাতি a. readily shed or fallen, fugacious. 120)

(p. 107) ādata whole, entire, total, full, unbroken; real, actual, true; genuine, unadulterated, pure. n. conduct, nature; behaviour, practice; custom. আদতে adv. as a matter of fact, in fact; in reality, really; in truth. 49)

(p. 107) ādhāra1 container; a receptacle; a vessel, a case; a store; a haunt, a dwellingplace, a source; a cause. 94)

(p. 99) ākāra-iṅgita gestures and postures. 9)

(p. 126) ālabōlā hubble-bubble with a long flexible smoking-tube. 42)

(p. 126) ālibandhana setting up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; building a dyke; damming. আলিবন্ধন করা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke; to dam. 66)

(p. 104) āñjā the interim period between the delivery of a child and the next conception. 40)