(p. 115) āpākā unripe, raw; not thoroughly ripened. 45)

(p. 122) āmāni the water in which cooked rice has been soaked overnight. 9)

(p. 126) ālaṭākarā the uvula, the epiglottis. 32)

(p. 133) āshābāna confident; faithful; devoted. 29)

(p. 106) āṭāśa, āṭhāśa twenty-eight. আটাশে v. the twenty-eighth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) twenty-eighth; (of a child) born in the eighth month of conception; very weak, rickety. 5)

(p. 99) ākālika grown or ripened out of season, untimely; short-lived, transient. 16)

(p. 102) ācchā well; yes; fine; that's right. a. good, excellent; (iron.) fine (আচ্ছা বুদ্ধি); perfect (আচ্ছা সাধু) adv. thoroughly (usu. আচ্ছামতো). আচ্ছা ঘা কতক দেওয়া to give a good or sound drubbing, to give a good licking, to beat soundly.

(p. 133) āhbāna invitation; a call; a summons; address; invocation. আহ্বান করা v. to invite; to call; to summon; to ask to come; to address; to invoke. 58)

(p. 115) āntarika cherished or lying in the heart; entertained in the mind; mental; candid; sincere; genuine; hearty; heartfelt; cordial; inward, inner; (rare) hidden. ̃তা n. candour; sincerity; heartiness; cordiality. 10)

(p. 133) āharit slightly green, greenish. 43)

(p. 118) ābiṣkṛta discovered; invented. 36)

(p. 96) ān̐kābān̐kā zigzag, winding, meandering; tortuous. 23)

(p. 104) āñjumāna, āñjumana an association, a society, a club; a meeting. 42)

(p. 107) ādhōẏā unwashed; unbleached. 112)

(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)