(p. 122) āmiṣa meat; non-vegetarian food or diet. ̃ভোজী, আমিষাশী a. carnivorous; non-vegetarian. 17)

(p. 95) āōḍ় a whirlpool.

(p. 107) āna & adv. (obs. & poet.) another, of another kind. 115)

(p. 118) ābēśyatā (phy.) inductive capacity. 45)

(p. 102) āgul়pha as far as the ankle. 7)

(p. 126) ārṭisṭa an artist; a painter. 3)

(p. 121) āma4 the mango. ̃আদা n. the mango ginger, a variety of ginger smelling like the mango. ̃চুর, ̃শি n. dried slices of green mango preserved in salt or in salt and mustard. মুখ শুকিয়ে আমশি হওয়া to look haggard, to have a shrivelled look, to have an emaciated and wizened face. ̃সত্ত্ব n. a thin cake made of the sweet juice of ripe mango by drying it in the sun (used as food), preserved essence of ripe mango. ̃হলুদ same as আম-আদা । বর্ণচোরা আম a variety of mango that looks green and should be sour but is actually ripe and sweet; (fig.) a person concealing his or her merits. 6)

(p. 126) ārdraka ginger. 11)

(p. 118) ābhā glow; shine; lustre, glaze; beam; flash; tinge. ̃ময় a. full of glow, glowing; beaming; shining. 53)

(p. 126) āliṅgana embracing or hugging; an embrace; a hug. আলিঙ্গন করা v. to embrace; to hug. 63)

(p. 115) āpaṇa a shop; a market. আপণিক a. of a shop or shops, of a market or markets; commercial. n. a shopkeeper; a trader. 28)

(p. 106) āḍ়ṣṭa benumbed; inert; hesitant. ̃তা n. inertness, sluggishness; hesitation due to shyness. 18)

(p. 114) ānandita delighted; happy; glad; pleased; merry. আনন্দিত করা v. to delight; to gladden. আনন্দিত হওয়া v. to be delighted or pleased; to be happy. 4)

(p. 123) ārati2 greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 35)

(p. 99) ākuñcana slight contraction or shrivelling or wrinkle or curl or contortion. 20)