niḍḍāyati

to cut out, to weed DN.i.231 (niddāyit˚); Iti.56 (as variant reading niddāta for niṇhāta, q.v.); Ja.i.215. Caus niḍḍāpeti to cause to weed, to have weeds dug up Vin.ii.180.

Sk. nirdāti, nis + dāyati, cp. Sk. nirdātar weeder