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paṭivadeyyu

paṭivadati

opt 3rd pl of paṭivadati (verb)

1. paṭivadati (pr): replies; retorts; speaks back (to)
2. paṭivadeyyu (opt): they could reply; they could retort; they could speak back (to)

Etymology. pati + vada + ti; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit prativadati [prativad]

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

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