(p. 2) akāra the letter and the vowel sound অ; অকারাদি a. (of words) beginning with the letter অ. n. অ and other vowels. অকারাদিক্রমে adv. in the alphabetical order. অকারান্ত a. (of words) ending with the vowel sound অ. 37)

(p. 2) akṣara any of the letters of the alphabet; a syllable; (fig.) a symbolic letter. ̃জীবী, ̃জীবক n. a scribe; a copyist; a printer or compositor, a writer. ̃পরিচয় n. acquaintance with the alphabet; commencement of education; literacy; (fig.) elementary knowledge. ̃বিন্যাস n. the characteristic style of handwriting. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of versification in which the number of letters and not the sounds in a line is taken into account. ̃মালা n. the alphabet. ̃যোজক n. a compositor. অক্ষরীকরণ n. transliteration. অক্ষরে অক্ষরে to the letter, word for word. verbatim; (fig.) with strict exactitude, rigorously. 95)

(p. 73) ayōgabāha, ayōgabāha barṇa 'ং' and 'ঃ' of the Bengali alphabet; the letter that cannot stand alone. 21)

(p. 1) a1 the first vowel of the Bengali alphabet. অ আ (বা অ আ ক খ) elementary knowledge; rudiments of any subject (সংগীতের অ আ ক খ); the alphabet (অ আ শিখছে); A B C. 2)

(p. 96) ān̐kaḍ়i any hook-shaped object or sign; any of such signs affixed to alphabetical letters. 18)

(p. 96) ān̐khara a letter of the alphabet. 25)

(p. 99) ākṣarika relating to a letter or letters of the alphabet; literal (আক্ষরিক অর্থ); accurately faithful; to the letter or literal (আক্ষরিক অনুবাদ). 41)

(p. 99) ākhara a letter of the alphabet; refrain of a song. 47)

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

(p. 136) i the third vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 141) ī the fourth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 143) u the fifth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 143) uccāraṇa act of speaking; elocution, articulation, utterance; mode of speaking; pronunciation. উচ্চারণ করা v. to speak out; to elocute; to articulate; to utter, to say; to pronounce. ̃স্হান n. (gr.) any of the parts of the mouth that becomes most active whilst pronouncing a particular letter of the alphabet; place of articulation. 37)

(p. 174) ū the sixth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. ঊকার n. the symbol affixed to a consonant whilst adding the ঊ-sound to it. ঊকারাদি a. (of words) beginning with ঊ or ঊ - sound. ঊকারান্ত a. (of words) ending in ঊ or ঊ - sound. 2)

(p. 176) ṛ the seventh vowel of the Bengali alphabet. ঋকার n. the symbol affixed to a consonant whilst adding the ঋ-sound to it. ঋকারাদি a. (of words) beginning with ঋ or ঋ-sound. ঋকারান্ত a. (of words) ending in ঋ or ঋ-sound. 2)

(p. 178) ē1 the eighth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 187) ai1 the ninth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 188) ō1 the tenth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 191) au the fourteenth vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 192) ka-kha the alphabet; elementary knowledge, ABC. 20)

(p. 194) kadakṣara a letter (of the alphabet) written badly; bad handwriting. a. (of a letter) badly written; one who writes a bad hand. 94)

(p. 237) kīla, kīlaka a bolt; a peg; a stake; a wedge; a nail; a probe. কীলকাকার a. wedge-shaped, cuneal, cuneate; (of alphabetical letters) cuneiform, cuneatic. কীলকলিপি n. cuneiform writing. 6)

(p. 271) kha1 the second consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 291) ga1 the third consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 329) gh the fourth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)