दाँत

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See also: दत्, दात, दाता, दातृ, दांत, दांतो, दांतों, दाँती, दाँतो, दाँतों, दुत, दूत, दिति, दीति, देता, देती, देतीं, देते, दैत, दोत, दौत, and दंत

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Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt-o-s
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hdántas
    Sanskrit दन्त (danta)
    Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢 (daṃta)
    Hindi दाँत (dā̃t)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢 (daṃta), from Sanskrit दन्त (danta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hdántas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt-o-s. Doublet of दंत (dant) and दंदान (dandān).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑ̃ːt̪/,
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    दाँत • (dā̃t) m (Urdu spelling دانت)

    1. tooth
      Synonyms: खादन (khādan), दंत (dant), दंदान (dandān)
    2. tusk

    Declension

    Declension of दाँत (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct दाँत
    dā̃t     		दाँत
    dā̃t
    oblique दाँत
    dā̃t     		दाँतों
    dā̃tõ
    vocative दाँत
    dā̃t     		दाँतो
    dā̃to

    Further reading

    Nepali

    Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit दन्त (dánta).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    दाँत • (dā̃t)

    1. tooth, teeth
    2. teeth of a gear

    References

    • “दाँत”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
    • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दाँत”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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