(p. 104) ājhālā not pungent, not mixed with capsicums or chillies. 36)

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

(p. 104) āṭa eight. আটই, আটুই n. the eighth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) eighth. ̃কড়াই, ̃কৌড়ে n. the Hindu ceremony of distributing eight kinds of fried snacks on the eighth day of a child's birth. ̃খানা করা v. to break or tear into pieces. ̃খানা হওয়া v. to be beside oneself (with joy). ̃চল্লিশ a. & n. forty-eight. ˜চালা n. a thatched room with eight roofs and no wall. ̃ত্রিশ a. & n. thirty-eight. ˜পহর, (dial.) ̃পর n. & adv. whole day and night. ˜পৌরে a. worn or used all day round or ordinarily; (fig.) commonplace, hackneyed. ̃ষট্টি a. & n. sixty-eight. 43)

(p. 133) āhā expressing sorrow, bereavement, sympathy etc,; alas, ha, ah, oh. ̃মরি int. expressing: praise or ridicule. a. (chiefly dero. or facet.) astonishing, wonderful. 45)

(p. 115) āpā a medicinal plant, Achyranthus aspera. 44)

(p. 115) āntarika cherished or lying in the heart; entertained in the mind; mental; candid; sincere; genuine; hearty; heartfelt; cordial; inward, inner; (rare) hidden. ̃তা n. candour; sincerity; heartiness; cordiality. 10)

(p. 122) āmmā mother. 25)

(p. 107) ānantya infiniteness, infinitude; endlessness; interminableness.

(p. 107) ādhikya excess; abundance; intemperance; predominance; rifeness. 98)

(p. 102) āghūrṇana act of being turned or rolled or whirled round; circling or whirling; revolving. আঘূর্ণিত a. turned; whirled round; rolling. 14)

(p. 115) ābōẏāba any of the conventional and usually illegal payments exacted by landowners from tenants. 75)

(p. 107) ādēẏaka a bill. 79)

(p. 99) ākhani stew, esp. of meat; a solution prepared by boiling water with spices for cooking some dishes. 46)

(p. 122) āmra (for. High.) the mango. ̃কানন, ̃কুঞ্জ, ̃বন n. a mango-grove. 26)

(p. 114) ānāgōnā coming and going (esp. frequently); frequenting; come-and-go; prying. আনাগোনা করা v. to come and go (esp. frequently). to frequent; to pry. 17)