dhunāti : [dhu + nā] tosses; shakes off; removes.

A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]

Dhunāti [Sk. dhunoti (dhūnoti), dhunāti & dhuvati, Caus. dhūnayati. Idg. *dhū to be in turbulent motion; cp. Gr. qu/w, qu/nw (to be impetuous), qu/ella(storm), qu/mos "thyme"; Lat. fūmus (smoke=fume), suffio; Lith. duja (dust); Goth. dauns (smoke & smell); Ohg. toum. Connected also w. dhāvate; see further dhūpa, dhūma, dhūsara, dhona & a secondary root Idg. *dheṷes in dhaŋsati] to shake, toss; to shake off, remove, destroy S i.156 (maccuno senaŋ); Th 1, 256=Miln 245; dhunāti pāpake dhamme dumapattaŋ va māluto Th i.2; J i.11 (v. 48); iii.44 (hatthe dhuniŋsu, wrung their hands); Vv 649 (=VvA 278 misprint dhumanti); aor. adhosi [=Sk. adhauṣīt] Sn 787 (micchādiṭṭhiŋ= pajahi SnA 523). pp. dhuta & dhūta (q. v.). Cp. nis˚, o˚.

Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,

dhunāti: 甩掉{pp. dhuta, dhūta}

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