कूर्म [ kūrma ] [ kūrmá ] m. a tortoise , turtle Lit. VS. Lit. TS. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) . Lit. MBh. iv , 2016)

the earth considered as a tortoise swimming on the waters (see [ -vibhāga ] )

(hence) N. of the fourteenth Adhyāya of Lit. VarBṛS. Lit. VarYogay. ix , 4

a particular figure or intertwining of the fingers ( [ mudrā ] ) Lit. Tantras.

one of the outer winds of the body (causing the closing of the eyes) Lit. Vedântas.

N. of a deity Lit. Rasik.

of a serpent or Kādraveya king Lit. MBh. i , 2549

of a Ṛishi (son of Gṛitsa-mada , author of Lit. RV. ii , 27-29) Lit. RAnukr.

Vishṇu's second incarnation (descent in the form of a tortoise to support the mountain Mandara at the churning of the ocean) Lit. NarasP.

[ kūrmī ] f. a female tortoise

[ kūrma ] f. ( ( cf. 1 , 2 , 3. ) )