s. f. (M.), ) A date which has shrivelled up while still on the tree. Such dates are used to feed goats:—bakriáṇ de wáste koí kukáṇ ghiná ḍe; bheḍeṇ de kítí, sohnáṇ yár garaṛá ghatáde. For the goats bring some shrivelled dates; for the sheep, beautiful lover! build a hut.—Song.