dantakāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• दन्तकार (Devanagari script)
• দন্তকার (Bengali script)
• දන‍්තකාර (Sinhalese script)
• ဒန္တကာရ or ၻၼ္တၵႃရ or ၻၼ်တၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• ทนฺตการ or ทันตะการะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᨶ᩠ᨲᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ທນ຺ຕກາຣ or ທັນຕະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• ទន្តការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दन्तकार (dantakāra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀭 (daṃtāra).

Noun

dantakāra m

1. ivorysmith (an artisan in ivory)

Declension

Declension table of "dantakāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dantakāro	dantakārā
Accusative (second)	dantakāraṃ	dantakāre
Instrumental (third)	dantakārena	dantakārehi or dantakārebhi
Dative (fourth)	dantakārassa or dantakārāya or dantakāratthaṃ	dantakārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dantakārasmā or dantakāramhā or dantakārā	dantakārehi or dantakārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dantakārassa	dantakārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dantakārasmiṃ or dantakāramhi or dantakāre	dantakāresu
Vocative (calling)	dantakāra	dantakārā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “danta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 314