कूर्म

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Etymology[edit]

Given the unusual word structure and the semantic domain, probably a substrate loanword. Might be from the same family of words relating to "curved objects" with a ku- prefix as कुम्भ "water pot, pot"; कुण्ड or कुण्डी"water pot, pot"; कुम्बीर "crocodile"; कश्यप "tortoise, turtle"; कुष्माण्ड "pumpkin"; कूप "well"; कुब्ज "humpbacked"; and कलश "pitcher".

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

कूर्म (kūrma) stemm

  1. a tortoise, turtle
  2. the earth considered as a tortoise swimming on the waters
  3. a particular figure or intertwining of the fingers (mudra)
  4. one of the outer winds of the body (causing the closing of the eyes)
  5. (Hinduism) Vishnu's second incarnation (descent in the form of a tortoise to support the mountain मन्दर (mandara) at the churning of the ocean)

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of कूर्म (kūrma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कूर्मः
kūrmaḥ
कूर्मौ / कूर्मा¹
kūrmau / kūrmā¹
कूर्माः / कूर्मासः¹
kūrmāḥ / kūrmāsaḥ¹
Vocative कूर्म
kūrma
कूर्मौ / कूर्मा¹
kūrmau / kūrmā¹
कूर्माः / कूर्मासः¹
kūrmāḥ / kūrmāsaḥ¹
Accusative कूर्मम्
kūrmam
कूर्मौ / कूर्मा¹
kūrmau / kūrmā¹
कूर्मान्
kūrmān
Instrumental कूर्मेण
kūrmeṇa
कूर्माभ्याम्
kūrmābhyām
कूर्मैः / कूर्मेभिः¹
kūrmaiḥ / kūrmebhiḥ¹
Dative कूर्माय
kūrmāya
कूर्माभ्याम्
kūrmābhyām
कूर्मेभ्यः
kūrmebhyaḥ
Ablative कूर्मात्
kūrmāt
कूर्माभ्याम्
kūrmābhyām
कूर्मेभ्यः
kūrmebhyaḥ
Genitive कूर्मस्य
kūrmasya
कूर्मयोः
kūrmayoḥ
कूर्माणाम्
kūrmāṇām
Locative कूर्मे
kūrme
कूर्मयोः
kūrmayoḥ
कूर्मेषु
kūrmeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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