Āvaṭṭa (adj. -- n.) [Sk. āvarta, ā + vṛt] -- 1. turning round, winding, twisting M i.382; S i.32 (dvi -- r -- ā˚ turning twice); J ii.217; SnA 439 (˚gangā). -- 2. turned, brought round, changed, enticed M i.381; DhA ii.153. -- 3. an eddy, whirlpool, vortex M i.461 = A ii.123 (˚bhaya); Miln 122, 196, 377. -- 4. circumference J v.337; Dāvs v.24; DhA iii 184.