Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese দান্ত (danto), from Sanskrit দন্ত (dánta, tooth).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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দাঁত (dãt)

  1. tooth; teeth
  2. tusk (of elephants or boar)
  3. fang (of snakes)

Declension

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Bengali

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দাঁত

Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢 (daṃta), from Sanskrit दन्त (dánta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hdántas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt-o-s, thematized from *h₃dónts (tooth). Doublet of দন্ত (donto) and দান্দান (dandan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ãt̪/, [ˈd̪ãt̪]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪at̪/, [ˈd̪at̪]
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Noun

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দাঁত (dãt)

  1. tooth; teeth
  2. tusk (of elephants or boar)
  3. fang (of snakes)
  4. (figurative) toothly shapes or projections of something
  5. (figurative) strength or pride