(p. 133) āstānā haunt; an abode, a dwellingplace; a hermitage. আস্তানা গাড়া v. to set up an abode (esp. a temporary one); to take shelter (temporarily). আস্তানা গোটানো v. to depart for good; to strike the tent. 19)

(p. 133) āsura, āsurika of or like the mythological demons, (cp.) Titanic; of or like a demon, demoniac; giant-like, gigantic, titanic; terrible; vile; unholy. fem. আসুরী, আসুরিকী । আসুর বিবাহ, আসুরিক বিবাহ a form of marriage in which the bridegroom purchases the bride from her parents in exchange of money. 12)

(p. 106) āḍ়kāṭi, āḍ়kāṭhi a recruiter; a pilot; a weaver's shuttle. 15)

(p. 107) ādhyāna recollection; meditation; anxiety. 114)

(p. 107) ādhi anxiety; worry. ̃ক্লিষ়্ট a. suffering from worries and anxieties, mentally distressed or afflicted. ̃ব্যাধি n. mental and physical ailments. 96)

(p. 96) āṃrā burning coal, live coal; charcoal; cinder. 12)

(p. 115) āṇḍila very rich. n. a heap; a bundle. 6)

(p. 126) āsabāba furniture. ̃পত্র n. furniture and fittings and all other movable goods, goods and chattels. ̃পত্র দিয়ে সাজানো to furnish. 147)

(p. 99) āgāmika incoming. 79)

(p. 118) ābṛta covered; encircled, surrounded (মেখলাবৃত); overcast or pervaded with (মেঘাবৃত). আবৃত করা v. to cover; to encircle, to surround; to overcast; to pervade. আবৃতি n. state of being covered or encircled or pervaded; covering; a cover; encirclement; pervasion; a wall; a fence; an enclosure. 38)

(p. 107) ātaśikāca flint-glass, burning-glass. 16)

(p. 95) ā1 the second vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 133) āhaba2 a place for oblation; an oblation. ̃নীয় a. fit to be sacrificed as burnt-offering. n. sacrificial fire. 41)

(p. 126) ālāpita talked or spoken to; greeted; acquainted. fem. আলাপিতা । 58)

(p. 99) ākulibikuli restlessness owing to worry or anxiety; extreme distress or anxiety or worry; ardency, fervidity; eagerness. adv. very anxiously or worriedly; ardently, fervently, eagerly. 28)