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opātetha

opāteti

pr 2nd pl of opāteti (verb); imp 2nd pl of opāteti (verb); reflx opt 3rd sg of opāteti (verb); opt 2nd pl of opāteti (verb)

1. prompts; recites the first syllable together; (comm) talks together; lit. causes to fall down
2. interrupts; butts in; lit. causes to fall down

Etymology. ava + pāte + ti; from √pat 'fall'; Sanskrit avapātayati [avapat]

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

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