Q. avalatya- v. “*to refuse to open” (Category: to Shut, Close)
A negation of the verb latya- “to open”, so meaning “*refuse to open”, appearing in etymological notes associated with the Ósanwe-kenta essay from 1959-60 (VT41/5; PE17/159). It was probably a technical term connected to the “barrier of unwill” that one could choose to raise to prevent mental intrusion (VT39/23).
References ✧ PE17/171; VT41/6
Elements
| ava-² | “negation (refusing or forbidden)” | ||
| latya- | “to open anything (so as to allow entry)” | ||
| √LAT¹ | “open, unenclosed, free to entry; low, lowlying, at ground level” | ✧ PE17/171; VT41/6 | |