دنت

दन्त danta, vulg. dant, s.m. Tooth; tusk (of an elephant or boar):—dantārbud or dantārvud (˚ta+ar˚), s.m. Disease of the teeth; ulceration of the gums; gum-boil:—dantapatrak, s.m. A kind of jasmine, Jasminum pubescens (the petals of which resemble teeth in colour and shape):—danta-pushp, s.m. The plant Strychnos potatorum (the flower of which is compared to a tooth):—dant-pīr, s.f. Toothache:—danta-ććhad, s.m. 'Covering of the teeth'; the lip:—dant-dhāvan, s.m. Cleansing or washing the teeth; a tooth-brush or fibrous stick used for cleaning the teeth;—the tree Acacia catechu, etc. (the wood of which is used for cleaning the teeth):—dant-śān, s.m. A dentrifice composed chiefly of the powdered fruit of the myrobalan and green sulphate of iron:—dant-śaṭh, s.m. lit. 'Bad for the teeth';—name of several trees with acid fruits; the common lime, Citrus acida; the elephant or wood-apple, Feronia elephantum; the plant Averrhoa carambola (acida), etc.:—dant-śaṭhā, s.f. Wood-sorrel:—dant-śodhanī, s.f. Toothcleanser, a tooth-pick:—dant-śūl, s.m. Toothache:—dant-kathā, s.f. Proof, or attempted proof, by mere word of mouth (as distinguished from literary quotation); tradition; a statement without foundation, a fiction:—dant-kurednī, dant-khodnī, s.f. A tooth-pick:—dant-māṅs, s.m. The gums:—dant-mal, The tartar of the teeth, any impurity of the teeth.