(p. 126) āśruta promised; heard. 131)

(p. 107) ānakōrā quite new, brand-new; fresh; untarnished; unsoiled; not yet used, untried. 118)

(p. 107) ātti display of kindredship or affection. 26)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 126) ālōcāla rice obtained by sunning paddy and not by boiling it, sunned rice. 89)

(p. 104) ājñapti an order; a decree. 33)

(p. 107) ādaba etiquette, courtesy. ̃কায়দা n. forms of ceremony or decorum, etiquette; conventional laws of courtesy; good manners. ̃কায়দাদোরস্ত, ̃কায়দাদুরন্ত a. conversant with or observant of forms of ceremony or decorum; courteous; smart; fashionable; correct in demeanour. 51)

(p. 107) ādha, ādhā & a. half. আধকপালি, আধকপালে n. hemicrania, migraine, megrim. আধখেঁচড়া a. half-done; done perfunctorily; disordered; bungled. আধথালা a. half-plate. আধপাকা a. halfripe; partly ripe. আধপাগলা a. crack-brained, cranky, having a screw loose, mentally defective, crazy. n. one with a screw loose, a crack-brain, a crank. আধপেটা a. sufficient to satisfy only half the hunger; half-fed. adv. to the extent of being half-fed. আধপোড়া a. half-burned; half-roasted; halfbaked. আধবয়সী, আধবুড়ো a. middleaged. fem. আধবুড়ি । আধমনি a. containing half a maund (of things). আধমনি কৈলাস a gluttonous person, one who eats too much; one who is capable of eating too much. আধমরা a. half-dead; almost dead, more dead than alive. আধসিদ্ধ a. parboiled. আধসের n. (now obs.) half a seer. আধহাতি a. half a cubit long. 90)

(p. 121) ābhyudaẏika pertaining to progress or promotion in life; pertaining to or causing well-being; causing prosperity. n. a ceremony performed on the eve of wedding etc. praying to the spirits of one's forefathers to bless the present occasion. 2)

(p. 106) āḍ়āla a device or a thing that intercepts the view; a screen, a cover; a position or place intercepted from the view, hiding, concealment. আড়াল করা v. to put out of view; to hide, to conceal. আড়াল হওয়া v. to go out of view; to go behind the screen; to go in hiding, to hide. আড়াল আবডাল n. secrecy; cover; hiding. আড়ালে আবডালে adv. secretly, confidentially, in camera; in a hidden place, in concealment.

(p. 114) ānandita delighted; happy; glad; pleased; merry. আনন্দিত করা v. to delight; to gladden. আনন্দিত হওয়া v. to be delighted or pleased; to be happy. 4)

(p. 133) āhika a snake-charmer. 48)

(p. 104) āṭapiṭhē, āṭapiṭē efficient in everything; very clever. 49)

(p. 114) ānānō to cause to be brought or fetched. 21)

(p. 107) ādhyāna recollection; meditation; anxiety. 114)