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ovassati

pr 3rd sg of ovassati (verb)

1. rains down (onto); pours down (on); wets; drenches
2. gets wet; leaks; lit. rains down

Etymology. ava + vassa + ti; from √vass 'rain'; Sanskrit avavarṣati [avavṛṣ]

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

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