verbe : étendre, étirer, allonger
āyamati [ā + yam] to stretch,extend,stretch out,draw out Miln.176,usually in ster.phrase piṭṭhi me āgilāyati tam ahaṁ āyamissāmi “my back feels weak,I will stretch it" Vin.II,200; D.III,209; M.I,354; S.IV,184; J.I,491.‹-› Besides this in commentaries e.g.J.III,489 (mukhaṁ āyamituṁ).
āyam [ā-yam] v. [1] pr. (āyacchati) pp. (āyata) pf. (vi) étendre, allonger — pr. md. (āyacchate) retenir, arrêter; contrôler, refréner, maîtriser — ca. (āyamayati) retenir, refréner.