pavattinī

fem nom sg of pavattinī (noun); fem nom pl of pavattinī (noun); fem acc pl of pavattinī (noun); fem voc sg of pavattinī (noun); …

pavattī (adj): going on; occurring; continuing; flowing; manifesting; lit. proceeding forward
pavattinī (fem): (vinaya) female preceptor; preceptress; lit. proceeding forward

Etymology. pa + √vatt + ta + inī; from √vatt 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit pravṛtti + [pravṛt]

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

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