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āvatto

āvatta

masc nom sg of āvatta (pp); masc nom sg of āvatta (noun); aor 2nd sg of āvatti (verb)

1. āvatta (pp): reverted; returned; gone back (to)
2. āvatta (pp): twisted; turned; rotated; curled; coiled
3. āvatta (masc): whirlpool; vortex; maelstrom; lit. turning
4. āvatti (aor): reverted; returned; went back (to)

Etymology. ā + √vatt + ta; from √vatt 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit āvṛtta [āvṛt]

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

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