दाँत

See also: दांत, दातृ, दाता, दूत, दिति, and दत्

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दन्त (dánta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hdánts (compare Persian دندان‎ (dandân)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (compare Lithuanian dantis, Greek δόντι (dónti) French dent, Welsh dant, English tooth).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɑ̃ːt̪/

Noun

दाँत • (dā̃t) m (Urdu spelling دانت‎)

1. tooth

   Synonyms: दंत (dant), दंदान (dandān)

2. tusk

Declension

Declension of दाँत
	Singular	Plural
Direct	दाँत (dā̃t)	दाँत (dā̃t)
Oblique	दाँत (dā̃t)	दाँतों (dā̃tõ)
Vocative	दाँत (dā̃t)	दाँतो (dā̃to)

Alternative forms

• दांत (dānt), दान्त (dānt)

Derived terms

• दंतकथा (dantakthā)

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Nepali

Noun

दाँत • (dā̃t)

1. tooth