danta

danta

See also: Danta

English

danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera)

Etymology

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

Noun

danta (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

Nesogordonia papaverifera

Akan: apuro (Asante), ɔdanta (Fante, Dankyira), akumadua (Fante, Dankyira), akuma-aba (Fante, Dankyira), bukyu-akwa (Fante, Dankyira), opuropurow (Fante) Anyi: ahia, danta (Aowin) Baoule: ayia French: kotibé (fr) m Japanese: コティベ (kotibe) Sefwi: danta Wasa: ɔdanta, akumadua, akuma-aba, bukyu-akwa

its wood

Japanese: ダンタ (danta)

References

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tanda

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Anyi

Etymology

cf. Sehwi danta, Akan ɔdanta

Noun

danta

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

   Synonym: ahia

References

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

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

1. (Classical Indonesian) tooth

   Synonym: gigi

2. (Classical Indonesian) tusk, ivory

   Synonym: gading

Further reading

• “danta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. tooth (biological tooth)

Synonyms

• gigi

See also

• taring

Further reading

• “danta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

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

Etymology 1

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

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

Adjective

danta

1. past participle of dameti (“to train”)
2. restrained

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 "dantā" (feminine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dantā	dantāyo or dantā
Accusative (second)	dantaṃ	dantāyo or dantā
Instrumental (third)	dantāya	dantāhi or dantābhi
Dative (fourth)	dantāya	dantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dantāya	dantāhi or dantābhi
Genitive (sixth)	dantāya	dantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dantāya or dantāyaṃ	dantāsu
Vocative (calling)	dante	dantāyo or 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

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

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Sehwi

Etymology

cf. Anyi danta, Akan ɔdanta

Noun

danta

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

References

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

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Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

danta f (plural dantas)

1. elk, moose

   Synonym: anta

2. (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador) tapir

   Synonyms: tapir, anteburro, sachavaca, anta, ante

Further reading

• “danta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014