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.