(p. 133) āhēla, āhēli pure; genuine; unadulterated; of high and pure origin; new; raw; inexperienced. 56)

(p. 126) āśaraphi a gold coin. 114)

(p. 99) āgilā (obs. & poet.) situated in the front.

(p. 98) ākapila, ākapiśa greyish, of light ash colour. 16)

(p. 104) āchi (sing.) am; (pl.) are. 13)

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

(p. 133) āstika having faith in God and in life beyond death and in the scriptures, theistic. n. a person having such faith, a theist. ̃তা, আস্তিক্য n. theism. 21)

(p. 115) āphuṭanta, āphōṭā not yet bloomed, unblown; not clearly visible; indistinct; (in the process of being boiled but) not yet boiling; parboiled. 72)

(p. 102) ācchā well; yes; fine; that's right. a. good, excellent; (iron.) fine (আচ্ছা বুদ্ধি); perfect (আচ্ছা সাধু) adv. thoroughly (usu. আচ্ছামতো). আচ্ছা ঘা কতক দেওয়া to give a good or sound drubbing, to give a good licking, to beat soundly.

(p. 96) ān̐kaḍ়ā a hook; a tendril; a ring. আঁকড়াআঁকড়ি n. act of holding fast as in an embrace, grappling. ̃নো v. to grapple (doggedly); to embrace (tightly); to grasp, to gripe. আঁকড়ে ধরা to hold in a tight grasp or embrace. 17)

(p. 99) āgaḍ়ma-bāgaḍ়ma rapid and big but idle talk, chatter. আগড়ম-বাগড়ম বকা v. to chatter. 59)

(p. 104) āchān̐kā unstrained, unfiltrated. 9)

(p. 133) āstābala a stable (for horses, elephants etc.). 20)

(p. 99) ākhāmbā uncouthly tall and thick as a pillar. 50)

(p. 107) ātithēẏa hospitable. ̃তা n. hospitality; hospitableness. 22)