(p. 123) āẏā a nurse-maid or waiting-maid, an ayah. 13)

(p. 107) ātaṅka terror, great fear, dread; panic. ̃গ্রস্ত, আতঙ্কিত a. frightened, terrified; panicstricken; panicky. 8)

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

(p. 115) āba an excrescence (usu. spherical) on the skin, a tumour. 74)

(p. 123) ārakṣa police or military station; an outpost; defence force, homeguard. a. engaged in defence. আরক্ষা n. the police. আরক্ষাবাহিনী n. the police force. আরক্ষিক, আরক্ষী n. a policeman; a guardsman. আরক্ষিদল n. a police picket. 30)

(p. 114) ānīla slightly blue, bluish. 26)

(p. 118) ābhijātika of aristocrat or aristocracy or noble birth; aristocratic; pertaining to or indicative of the family; familial. আভিজাতিক চিহ্ন n. heraldry. 61)

(p. 121) āmaraṇa till death; all through one's life. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting till death, continuing till the end of one's life. 17)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣī desirous; wishing for. fem. আকাঙ্ক্ষিণী ।

(p. 133) āstē slowly; carefully; lightly, mildly, gently (আস্তে মারা); stepping lightly or noiselessly (আস্তে আসা); in an undertone (আস্তে কথা বলো); noiselessly. 24)

(p. 115) āpāmara including even the meanest or the lowest. ̃জনগণ n. high and low; one and all; everybody. 50)

(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)

(p. 126) āśaẏa (mostly used as a sfx.) a receptacle, a container (জলাশয়); a heart or character; an intention, a purpose, an aim. 113)

(p. 126) ālakhāllā a loose cloak or gown, a gaberdine. 26)

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