අෂ්ට දුෂ්ට ක්ෂණ, n. pl. the eight evil moments or occasions, viz. to be born 1 in hell, 2 as an animal, 3 as a goblin, 4 in the two Brahma worlds where neither body nor mind exists, 5 in outer or distant countries where Buddhism is not, 6 with the five senses perverted or confused, 7 as a pagan, 8 in a Buddhaless age.

අප සලවිය, n. span as measured by the thumb and forefinger.

අවල කෙළිය, අවල, n. cohabitation, සංවාසය.

අනුදැන, p. pl. having consented, permitted &c., ඉඩදීලා.

අම්බු, n. water, ජලය.

අහෝසික කර්‍මය, n. B., an act which does not involve reward or punishment.

අවහස, n. See අපහාසය.

අසව්ව, n. hinge.

අඟුරුමාව, n. the liver, අක්මාව.

අ කරුණාව, n. unkindness, cruelty, see අකරුණ වන්තකම.