danta

See also: Danta

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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

Balinese

Romanization

danta

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬦ᭄ᬢ
  2. Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ

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

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. tooth (biological tooth)

Synonyms

See also

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dan.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Homophones: dānta, ḍanta
  • Hyphenation: dan‧ta

Noun

danta

  1. tooth
  2. tusk, ivory

Derived terms

  • dinanta
  • dumanta
  • madanta
  • danta niṅ sĕkar
  • hampyal danta
  • nyū danta
  • poh danta
  • pucaṅ danta
  • swadanta
  • wuluh danta
  • śrīdanta

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

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

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दान्त (dānta).

Adjective

danta

  1. made of ivory
Declension

Adjective

danta

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

References

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

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

Spanish

Etymology

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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

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