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āvaṭṭeyyāti

āvaṭṭati

pr

1. āvaṭṭati (pr): reverts; turns back; returns; goes back (to)
2. āvaṭṭati (pr): writhes; squirms; (comm) (or) rocks back and forth
3. āvaṭṭeti (pr): converts; transforms; changes the mind; lit. turns around
4. āvaṭṭeti (pr): turns round

Analysis. āvaṭṭeyya + iti

Etymology. ā + vaṭṭa + ti; from √vaṭṭ 'turn'; Sanskrit āvartate [āvṛt]

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

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