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ākirate

ākirati

reflx pr 3rd sg of ākirati (verb)

1. stirs up; heaps up; kicks up; lit. sprinkles here
2. fills; heaps; pours (something into); lit. sprinkles here
3. sprinkles; scatters; spreads; lit. sprinkles here

Etymology. ā + kira + ti; from √kir 'scatter, sprinkle'; Sanskrit ākirāsi [ākṝ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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