Āndhī, storm, tempest.

Angethī, chafing-dish, brazier.

Angiya, a native boddice.

Ankus, the elephant goad.

Arghā, a vessel shaped like a boat, used by the Hindūs for making libations in their devotions.

Ārsī, a mirror, particularly a mirror in a thumb-ring.

Āsan, a seat or small carpet.—[See Vol. ii. p. 385.]

Asārh, the third Hindū solar month (June and July).

Aswina, the first month of the Hindū lunar year.

Ātashbāzī, fireworks.