any of a large and widely distributed order (Testudines) of terrestrial or aquatic reptiles having a toothless beak and a soft body encased in a tough shell into which, in most species, the head, tail, and four legs may be withdrawn; a turtle; a tortoise.

ಆಮೆನಡಗೆ āme naḍage a walking of or like a tortoise; 2. (fig.) a very slow advancement; snail's pace.

uncooked or raw food articles.

the day on which the moon is between the earth and the sun, with its dark side toward the earth; the new moon-day.

the last of the sixteen digits of the moon.

(dial.) the religious impurity, defilement, due to birth of a baby in the family.