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

(p. 123) āraka extract, essence; juice; spirit; arrack; tincture. 28)

(p. 133) āsiddha half-boiled; not thoroughly or properly boiled, parboiled; unboiled. 10)

(p. 126) āryāmi (facet. & dero.) Aryanism. 18)

(p. 95) āi mother; one's mother's mother or aunt. 5)

(p. 102) ācāra2 religious or scriptural rules or prescriptions, rites; observance of these rules and prescriptions; conduct, behaviour; custom, practice (দেশাচার); good manners or conduct. ̃চ্যুত a. same as ̃ভ্রষ্ট । ̃নিষ্ঠ, ̃পরায়ণ, ̃বান a. observant of religious or scriptural rules and prescriptions; well-mannered; observant of the rules of conduct. আচারনিষ্ঠ ব্যক্তি a person with due regard for rituals and religious practices; a ritualist. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. contrary to custom or practice. ̃ব্যবহার, ̃বিচার n. established customs and practices; conduct and behaviour. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. one who has failed to observe or does not observe prescribed religious or scriptural rites. ̃হীন a. not observing religious or scriptural rites; impious. আচারী same as ̃নিষ্ঠ । 35)

(p. 133) āhbāẏaka one who invites or calls or summons or addresses or invokes. n. an inviter; a caller; a summoner; an addresser; convener; an invocator. fem. আহ্বায়িকা । 59)

(p. 118) ābaśyaka necessary; essential. n. necessity, need. ̃তা n. necessity, need. ̃বোধে adv. having considered or considering it necessary. আবশ্যকীয় a. necessary; essential. 16)

(p. 123) āẏatta brought under control or taken possession of; controlled; subjugated; subject; dominated; mastered; tamed; seized. আয়ত্ত করা, আয়ত্তে আনা v. to bring under control; to control; to take possession of; to subjugate; to dominate; to master; to tame; to seize. বন্য ঘোড়াকে আয়ত্তে আনা to break a wild horse. আয়ত্তের বাইরে out of control; beyond control, out of hand. আয়ত্তি n. control, hold; possession; subjugation; subjection; domination; mastery; seizure. 8)

(p. 133) āhlāda delight, gladness, joy, coddling; indulgence. আহ্লাদ করা v. to express delight; to rejoice; to coddle, to fondle. আহ্লাদ দেওয়া v. to give indulgence. আহ্লাদিত a. delight, gladdened. আহ্লাদি a. fem. one who is spoilt by coddling and over-indulgence; one who likes to be coddled and indulged and feigns innocence. n. such a girl or woman. masc. আহ্লাদে । আহ্লাদে আটখানা beside oneself with joy. আহ্লাদে মাথায় চড়া to become impudent as a result of over-indulgence.

(p. 126) ālaṅkārika figurative; rhetorical; relating to ornament; decorative. n. a rhetorician; an author of a treatise on rhetoric or poetics. 22)

(p. 126) āluphā obtained for nothing or without payment. adv. for nothing, gratis. 74)

(p. 107) ādarinī beloved; treated with too much indulgence, petted. 57)

(p. 104) āchāḍ়i-pichāḍ়i writhing or wriggling violently (in pain or grief); flouncing. 12)

(p. 122) āmānata deposited; credited; placed in one's custody. n. the thing or money deposited or credited, deposit, credit. আমানত করা, আমানত দেওয়া, আমানত রাখা v. to deposit; to credit; to place in the custody of. আমানতি a. pertaining to deposit or credit; deposited; credited. 8)