adjective noun

1. turning round, winding, twisting MN.i.382; SN.i.32 (dvi-r-ā˚ turning twice) Ja.ii.217; Snp-a.439 (˚gangā).
2. turned, brought round, changed, enticed MN.i.381; Dhp-a.ii.153.
3. an eddy whirlpool, vortex MN.i.461 = AN.ii.123 (˚bhaya); Mil.122 Mil.196, Mil.377.
4. circumference Ja.v.337; Dāvs v.24; Dhp-a.iii.184.

Sk. āvarta, ā + vṛt