danta

Balinese

Romanization

danta

1. Romanization of ᬤᬦ᭄ᬢ
2. Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay danta, from Pali danta, from Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan.ta/
• Hyphenation: dan‧ta

Noun

danta (first-person possessive dantaku, second-person possessive dantamu, third-person possessive dantanya)

1. (Classical Malay) tooth

   Synonym: gigi

2. (Classical Malay) tusk, ivory

   Synonym: gading

Further reading

• “danta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dantə/
• IPA^(key): /danta/
• Rhymes: -antə, -tə, -ə

Noun

danta (plural danta-danta, informal 1st possessive dantaku, 2nd possessive dantamu, 3rd possessive dantanya)

1. tooth (biological tooth)

Synonyms

• gigi

See also

• taring

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑀦𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• दन्त (Devanagari script)
• দন্ত (Bengali script)
• දන‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• ဒန္တ or ၻၼ္တ or ၻၼ်တ (Burmese script)
• ทนฺต or ทันตะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᨶ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ທນ຺ຕ or ທັນຕະ (Lao script)
• ទន្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄚𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Noun

danta m

1. tooth, fang
2. tusk (especially of an elephant)

Declension

Declension table of "danta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	danto	dantā
Accusative (second)	dantaṃ	dante
Instrumental (third)	dantena	dantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)	dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃ	dantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dantasmā or dantamhā or dantā	dantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dantassa	dantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dante	dantesu
Vocative (calling)	danta	dantā

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दान्त (dānta).

Adjective

danta

1. made of ivory

Declension

Declension table of "danta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	danto	dantā
Accusative (second)	dantaṃ	dante
Instrumental (third)	dantena	dantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)	dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃ	dantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dantasmā or dantamhā or dantā	dantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dantassa	dantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dante	dantesu
Vocative (calling)	danta	dantā

Declension table of "danta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dantaṃ	dantāni
Accusative (second)	dantaṃ	dantāni
Instrumental (third)	dantena	dantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)	dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃ	dantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dantasmā or dantamhā or dantā	dantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dantassa	dantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dante	dantesu
Vocative (calling)	danta	dantāni

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “danta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdanta/ [ˈd̪ãn̪.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: dan‧ta

Noun

danta f (plural dantas)

1. elk, moose
2. (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador) tapir

Synonyms

• (elk): anta
• (tapir): tapir, anteburro, sachavaca, anta, ante