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nivattati

pr 3rd sg of nivattati (verb)

1. turns away; recoils (from); lit. turns down
2. turns around; comes back; lit. turns down
3. stays, remains behind; lit. turns down

Etymology. ni + vatta + ti; from √vatt 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit nivartate [nivṛt]

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

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