दाढ़

See also: दाढ़ी and दृढ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• डाढ़ (ḍāṛh), दाढ़ा (dāṛhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠 (dāḍha), 𑀤𑀁𑀞 (daṃṭha), from Sanskrit दंष्ट्र (daṃṣṭra, “fang, tusk; beard”), from the root दंश् (daṃś).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːɽʱ/, [d̪äːɽʱ]

Noun

दाढ़ • (dāṛh) m (Urdu spelling داڑھ)

1. (anatomy) molar

   दाढ़ मुँह में सबसे पिछे दांत होते हैं।

   dāṛh mũh mẽ sabse piche dānt hote ha͠i.

   Molars are the furthest back teeth in the mouth.

2. tusk

Declension

Declension of दाढ़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दाढ़ dāṛh	दाढ़ dāṛh
oblique	दाढ़ dāṛh	दाढ़ों dāṛhõ
vocative	दाढ़ dāṛh	दाढ़ो dāṛho

Derived terms

• अक़्ल-दाढ़ (aqla-dāṛh, “wisdom tooth”)

Related terms

• दाढ़ी (dāṛhī, “beard”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press