(p. 98) ākāṅkṣā a desire; a wish, a longing; (gr.) necessity for a word to complete a sentence. আকাঙ্ক্ষা করা v. to desire; to wish, to long for. 29)

(p. 99) ākāṭha, ākāṭhā inferior or worthless timber. 4)

(p. 121) āmarula a variety of spinach having sour taste, sorrel. 20)

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

(p. 115) āpani2 one's own self. আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম self-preservation is the first law of nature. 38)

(p. 115) āpatana falling; a fall; occurrence; a happening, an incident; an accident; (chiefly in math.) incidence; coming; an arrival; alighting; descent. আপতন কোণ n. angle of incidence. আপতন বিন্দু n. (math.) the point of incidence. 30)

(p. 115) āphasānō to bluster, to brag; to fret or chafe or express chagrin on account of failure; to tear one's hair. আফসানি n. blustering or bragging; fretting or chafing or an expression of chagrin at failure. 70)

(p. 115) āparāh়nika of or in or during the afternoon. 41)

(p. 118) ābāla a boy or a child or an underage person (esp. one who is foolish or helpless); an ignorant or dull-headed person. ̃বৃদ্ধবনিতা n. one and all; men women and children. 27)

(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. 107) ātara attar, otto. ̃দান n. a container for otto, an otto-pot. 14)

(p. 118) ābāpanika reeler. 25)

(p. 114) ānumānika inferential; probable; (loos.) approximate. 33)

(p. 104) ājñapti an order; a decree. 33)

(p. 133) āsphōṭa, āsphōṭana collision, clash; sound of clashing or thrashing; (in wrestling) slapping on one's own arms etc. as an indication of preparing to attack. 35)