दाँत

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

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दांत (dā̃t)

Etymology

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Sanskrit दन्त (danta)

Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢 (daṃta)

Hindi दाँत (dā̃t)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢 (daṃta), from Sanskrit दन्त (danta). Doublet of दंत (dant) and दंदान (dandān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑ̃ːt̪/, [d̪ä̃ːt̪]

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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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दाँत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दन्त (dánta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ä̃t̪]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दाँत्

Noun

दाँत • (dā̃t)

1. tooth, teeth
2. teeth of a gear

References

• “दाँत”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दाँत”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar