Āvāha [ā + vah] taking in marriage, lit. carrying away to oneself, marriage D i.99; J vi.363; SnA 273, 448; DhA iv.7. Often in cpd. ā˚ vivāha(ka) lit. leading to (one's home) & leading away (from the bride's home), wedding feast D iii.183 (˚ka); J i.452; VvA 109, 157. (v. l. ˚ka).