danta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from a certain Ghanaian vernacular name (compare Anyi danta, Sehwi danta). === Noun === danta (countable and uncountable, plural dantas) A deciduous timber-yielding tree native to West and West Central Tropical Africa, Nesogordonia papaverifera. The wood of this tree. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Irvine, F. R. (1961), Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[3], London: Oxford University Press, page 175 === Anagrams === tanda == Anyi == === Etymology === cf. Sehwi danta, Akan ɔdanta === Noun === danta (Aowin) danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera, syn. Cistanthera papaverifera) Synonym: ahia === References === == Balinese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dantə/ Hyphenation: dan‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Javanese danta, from Sanskrit दन्त (danta). ==== Noun ==== danta (Balinese script ᬤᬦ᭄ᬢ) tooth === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old Javanese dānta (“tamed, restrained, subdued; mild, patient”), from Sanskrit दान्त (dānta, “tamed, docile”). ==== Adjective ==== danta (Balinese script ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ) soft === Further reading === “danta”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == 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) (archaic) tooth Synonym: gigi (archaic) tusk, ivory Synonym: gading === Further reading === “danta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === danta romanization of ꦢꦤ꧀ꦠ == Malay == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दन्त (danta). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈdanta/ [ˈdan̪.t̪a] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈdantə/ [ˈdan̪.t̪ə] (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) Rhymes: -antə, -tə, -ə === Noun === danta (Jawi spelling دنتا, plural danta-danta or danta2) tooth (biological tooth) ==== Synonyms ==== gigi === See also === taring === Further reading === "danta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit दन्त (danta). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dan.ta/ Rhymes: -ta Homophones: dānta, ḍanta Hyphenation: dan‧ta === Noun === danta tooth tusk, ivory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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 tooth, fang tusk (especially of an elephant) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Sanskrit दान्त (dānta). ==== Adjective ==== danta made of ivory ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== danta past participle of dameti (“to train”) restrained ===== Declension ===== === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “danta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead == Sehwi == === Etymology === cf. Anyi danta, Akan ɔdanta === Noun === danta danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera, syn. Cistanthera papaverifera) === References === == 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) elk, moose Synonym: anta (Northeastern Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela) tapir Synonyms: tapir, anteburro, sachavaca, anta, ante (Honduras) female equivalent of danto === Further reading === “danta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “danta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010