दन्त

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Pali

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Noun

दन्त m

  1. Devanagari script form of danta “tooth”

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Adjective

दन्त

  1. Devanagari script form of danta “made of ivory”

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Adjective

दन्त

  1. Devanagari script form of danta, which is past participle of दमेति (dameti, to train)
  2. restrained

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hdántas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt-o-s, thematized from *h₃dónts (tooth). Cognate with Latin dēns, Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), English tooth.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    दन्त (dánta) stemm or n

    1. tooth
    2. an elephant's tusk, ivory
    3. the point of an arrow

    Usage notes

    Neuter-gendered form occurs in Rāmāyaṇa VI, 82, 28.

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of दन्त (dánta)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative दन्तः
    dántaḥ
    दन्तौ / दन्ता¹
    dántau / dántā¹
    दन्ताः / दन्तासः¹
    dántāḥ / dántāsaḥ¹
    Vocative दन्त
    dánta
    दन्तौ / दन्ता¹
    dántau / dántā¹
    दन्ताः / दन्तासः¹
    dántāḥ / dántāsaḥ¹
    Accusative दन्तम्
    dántam
    दन्तौ / दन्ता¹
    dántau / dántā¹
    दन्तान्
    dántān
    Instrumental दन्तेन
    dántena
    दन्ताभ्याम्
    dántābhyām
    दन्तैः / दन्तेभिः¹
    dántaiḥ / dántebhiḥ¹
    Dative दन्ताय
    dántāya
    दन्ताभ्याम्
    dántābhyām
    दन्तेभ्यः
    dántebhyaḥ
    Ablative दन्तात्
    dántāt
    दन्ताभ्याम्
    dántābhyām
    दन्तेभ्यः
    dántebhyaḥ
    Genitive दन्तस्य
    dántasya
    दन्तयोः
    dántayoḥ
    दन्तानाम्
    dántānām
    Locative दन्ते
    dánte
    दन्तयोः
    dántayoḥ
    दन्तेषु
    dánteṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Neuter a-stem declension of दन्त (danta)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative दन्तम्
    dantam
    दन्ते
    dante
    दन्तानि / दन्ता¹
    dantāni / dantā¹
    Vocative दन्त
    danta
    दन्ते
    dante
    दन्तानि / दन्ता¹
    dantāni / dantā¹
    Accusative दन्तम्
    dantam
    दन्ते
    dante
    दन्तानि / दन्ता¹
    dantāni / dantā¹
    Instrumental दन्तेन
    dantena
    दन्ताभ्याम्
    dantābhyām
    दन्तैः / दन्तेभिः¹
    dantaiḥ / dantebhiḥ¹
    Dative दन्ताय
    dantāya
    दन्ताभ्याम्
    dantābhyām
    दन्तेभ्यः
    dantebhyaḥ
    Ablative दन्तात्
    dantāt
    दन्ताभ्याम्
    dantābhyām
    दन्तेभ्यः
    dantebhyaḥ
    Genitive दन्तस्य
    dantasya
    दन्तयोः
    dantayoḥ
    दन्तानाम्
    dantānām
    Locative दन्ते
    dante
    दन्तयोः
    dantayoḥ
    दन्तेषु
    danteṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

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