Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
vaṭṭ1turn
general
a wick (of a lamp)
MN 140
seyyathā'pi, bhikkhu, telañ'ca paṭicca vaṭṭiñ'ca paṭicca telappadīpo jhāyati, tass'eva telassa ca vaṭṭiyā ca pariyādānā aññassa ca anupahārā anāhāro nibbāyati.
a raised rim or edge (of a jar); a bump, bulge, protuberance
a roll; a rolled or coiled shape
SN 22.95
tam'enaṃ mūle chindeyya, mūle chetvā agge chindeyya, agge chetvā pattavaṭṭiṃ vinibbhujeyya. so tassa pattavaṭṭiṃ vinibbhujanto pheggum'pi n'ādhigaccheyya, kuto sāraṃ!
general
wielding, exercising (power or control)
MN 49
eso hi, bhikkhu, brahmā mahābrahmā abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthu'daso vasavattī issaro kattā nimmātā seṭṭho sajitā vasī pitā bhūtabhabyānaṃ.
a turner; one who turns something; one who sets in motion
DN 16
cattāro'me, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā raññe cakkavattimhi. katame cattāro?
living; continuing; going on; one who keeps up or practises (something)
Thag 19.1
ye tuyha chandena vasena vattino, narā ca nārī ca anubhonti yaṃ sukhaṃ, aviddasū māravas'ānuvattino, bhav'ābhinandī tava citta sāvakā'ti.
DN 16
ek'ūnatiṃso vayasā subhadda, yaṃ pabbajiṃ kiṃkusal'ānuesī, vassāni paññāsa samādhikāni, yato ahaṃ pabbajito subhadda, ñāyassa dhammassa padesavattī, ito bahiddhā samaṇo'pi n'atthi.
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