(p. 99) ākrā high in price, dear; costly. আক্রাণ্ডার দিন বা কাল period of high prices or expensive living, hard times. 36)

(p. 99) ākāṭā uncut. আকাটা হীরা rough diamond. 3)

(p. 104) āñjāma execution, performance; supply টাকার আঞ্জাম; arrangement, provision; (pop.) income and expenditure. 41)

(p. 107) ātapatra a sunshade; an umbrella; a parasol. 12)

(p. 106) āḍ়ta a warehouse or godown of a wholesale dealer; an entrepot, a storehouse, a depot. ̃দার n. the owner or keeper of a warehouse; a wholesale merchant. ̃দারি n. wholesale business; the commission of a wholesale merchant. 16)

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

(p. 126) ālēkhya a painting; a painted portrait; depiction; portrait. 78)

(p. 118) ābaddha bound, tied; shut; confined; besieged; enclosed (আবদ্ধ স্হান); involved; beset; mortgaged, pawned. আবদ্ধ করা v. to bind, to tie; to shut; to confine; to besiege; to enclose; to involve; to beset; to mortgage, to pawn. 4)

(p. 125) ārādhaka one who worships. n. a worshipper, a devotee. 4)

(p. 122) āmānna uncooked rice. 10)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭasān̐ṭa tight, not loose. আঁটসাঁট পোশাক tight-fitting clothes, close-fitting garment. আঁটসাঁট বেঁধে কাজ করা to start (work etc.) with due preparation and precaution and by providing against probable contingency. 11)

(p. 122) āmla acid, sour. আম্লা n. fem. the tamarind-tree. আম্লিক a. acid, sour; acidic (আম্লিক অকসাইড). আম্লিক সন্ধান acid fermentation. আম্লিকা, আম্লীকা n. fem. the tamarind-tree. 28)

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

(p. 115) āntarjātika, antarjātīẏa international. 12)

(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)