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 (plural danta-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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. tooth (biological tooth)

Synonyms

• gigi

See also

• taring

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

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

danta in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdanta/, [ˈd̪ãn̪t̪a]
• 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