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कूर्म्म

   
Script: Devanagari

कूर्म्म

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
कूर्म्म  mf.  (-र्म्मः-र्म्मी)
   1. A tortoise, a turtle.
   2. The descent of VISHNU as a tortoise to support the mountain Mandar at the churning of the ocean.
   3. A peculiar gesticulation with the fingers.
   E. कु implying reverse, ऊर्म्मी speed, अच् aff.
ROOTS:
कु ऊर्म्मी अच्

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