(p. 126) ālāpī given to cultivating acquaintances; sociable; acquainted. 59)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 118) ābāpana the art of weaving cloth. 24)

(p. 114) ānuṣṭhānika ritual, ceremonial; formal.

(p. 106) āḍ়ā1 form, shape; mould; size; type. 19)

(p. 99) ākāramātrika (of musical notation) using the post-consonantal আ-কার as the measure in notation. 12)

(p. 107) ātiśayya state of being overmuch or too many; excess; too much abundance or intensity. 24)

(p. 95) āimā one's mother's mother or aunt. 9)

(p. 107) ādyōpānta from beginning to end, from first to last; from top to bottom; all over; all through. 87)

(p. 126) āśīrbacana, āśīrbāda blessing, benediction, benison. আশীর্বাদক a. & n. one who blesses. fem. আশীর্বাদিকা । আশীর্বাদী a. benedictory. □ n. an emblem of benediction. 119)

(p. 126) ārdrā the sixth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy. 12)

(p. 133) āsēcana watering or wetting thoroughly. 13)

(p. 126) āśu2 early; quickly, speedily; without delay, immediately. a. early; quick, speedy (আশু প্রতিকার); immediate (আশু সমস্যা). ̃গ, ̃গতি, ̃গামী a. quick-moving; swiftfoot, swift-footed, fleet-footed. ̃তোষ a. one who is easily or quickly pleased or appeased. n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পাতি a. readily shed or fallen, fugacious. 120)

(p. 99) ākhuṭi capricious and obstinate insistence or demand (as of a child). আখুটে a. capriciously and obstinately insisting or demanding. 51)

(p. 107) āḍḍā a dwelling-place, a habitat; a haunt; a (fixed or permanent) meetingplace, a rendezvous; a place or institution for practising anything (গানের আ়ড্ডা); a club; a company of informal and friendly talkers, their meetingplace or talk; a place for assemblage, a station or stand (গাড়ির আ়ড্ডা). আড্ডা গাড়া v. to take up abode (usu. permanently) to settle. আড্ডা দেওয়া, আড্ডা মারা v. to join in an assembly of idle talkers; to indulge in informal and friendly talk with others. ̃ধারী n. the keeper or the chief person of a club; a regular clubgoer. ̃বাজ a. fond of indulging in idle talk with others or of haunting clubs where such talk is indulged in. 3)