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danta

See also: Danta

English edit

 
danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from a certain Ghanaian vernacular name (compare Anyi danta, Sehwi danta).

Noun edit

danta (countable and uncountable, plural dantas)

  1. A deciduous timber-yielding tree native to West and West Central Tropical Africa, Nesogordonia papaverifera.[1]
  2. The wood of this tree.

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Walker, Aidan (2005) The Encyclopedia of Wood: A Tree-by-tree Guide to the World's Most Versatile Resource, Quarto

Further reading edit

  • Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[3], London: Oxford University Press, page 175

Anagrams edit

Anyi edit

Etymology edit

cf. Sehwi danta, Akan ɔdanta

Noun edit

danta

  1. (Aowin) danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera, syn. Cistanthera papaverifera)[1]
    Synonym: ahia

References edit

  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 175

Balinese edit

Romanization edit

danta

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬦ᭄ᬢ
  2. Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. (archaic) tooth
    Synonym: gigi
  2. (archaic) tusk, ivory
    Synonym: gading

Further reading edit

Malay edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. tooth (biological tooth)

Synonyms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

danta

  1. tooth
  2. tusk, ivory

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • > Javanese: ꦢꦼꦤ꧀ꦠ (denta) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬤᬦ᭄ᬢ (danta)

Further reading edit

  • "danta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit दन्त (dánta). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢 (daṃta).

Noun edit

danta m

  1. tooth, fang
  2. tusk (especially of an elephant)
Declension edit
Declension table of "danta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dantodantā
Accusative (second)dantaṃdante
Instrumental (third)dantenadantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃdantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dantasmā or dantamhā or dantādantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)dantassadantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dantedantesu
Vocative (calling)dantadantā

Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit दान्त (dānta).

Adjective edit

danta

  1. made of ivory
Declension edit
Declension table of "danta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dantodantā
Accusative (second)dantaṃdante
Instrumental (third)dantenadantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃdantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dantasmā or dantamhā or dantādantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)dantassadantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dantedantesu
Vocative (calling)dantadantā
Declension table of "danta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dantaṃdantāni
Accusative (second)dantaṃdantāni
Instrumental (third)dantenadantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃdantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dantasmā or dantamhā or dantādantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)dantassadantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dantedantesu
Vocative (calling)dantadantāni

Etymology 3 edit

Adjective edit

danta

  1. past participle of dameti (“to train”)
  2. restrained
Declension edit
Declension table of "danta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dantodantā
Accusative (second)dantaṃdante
Instrumental (third)dantenadantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃdantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dantasmā or dantamhā or dantādantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)dantassadantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dantedantesu
Vocative (calling)dantadantā
Declension table of "dantā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dantādantāyo or dantā
Accusative (second)dantaṃdantāyo or dantā
Instrumental (third)dantāyadantāhi or dantābhi
Dative (fourth)dantāyadantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dantāyadantāhi or dantābhi
Genitive (sixth)dantāyadantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dantāya or dantāyaṃdantāsu
Vocative (calling)dantedantāyo or dantā
Declension table of "danta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dantaṃdantāni
Accusative (second)dantaṃdantāni
Instrumental (third)dantenadantehi or dantebhi
Dative (fourth)dantassa or dantāya or dantatthaṃdantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dantasmā or dantamhā or dantādantehi or dantebhi
Genitive (sixth)dantassadantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dantasmiṃ or dantamhi or dantedantesu
Vocative (calling)dantadantāni

References edit

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

Sehwi edit

Etymology edit

cf. Anyi danta, Akan ɔdanta

Noun edit

danta

  1. danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera, syn. Cistanthera papaverifera)[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[2], London: Oxford University Press, page 175

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdanta/ [ˈd̪ãn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: dan‧ta

Noun edit

danta f (plural dantas)

  1. elk, moose
    Synonym: anta
  2. (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador) tapir
    Synonyms: tapir, anteburro, sachavaca, anta, ante

Further reading edit

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