"தந்தம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /d̪an̪d̪am/ Audio: Ta-தந்தம்.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit दन्त (danta), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{root|ta|ine-pro|*h₃ed-|id=bite}}, {{dercat|ta|iir-pro|inc-pro}}, {{bor+|ta|sa|दन्त}} Borrowed from Sanskrit दन्त (danta), {{der|ta|ine-pro|*h₃dónts}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தந்தம் • (tantam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: tantam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தந்தம் [nominative, singular], தந்தங்கள் [nominative, plural], தந்தமே [singular, vocative], தந்தங்களே [plural, vocative], தந்தத்தை [accusative, singular], தந்தங்களை [accusative, plural], தந்தத்துக்கு [dative, singular], தந்தங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], தந்தத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], தந்தங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], தந்தத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தத்தால் [instrumental, singular], தந்தங்களால் [instrumental, plural], தந்தத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], தந்தங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. (anatomy) tusk Synonyms: கொம்பு
    Sense id: en-தந்தம்-ta-noun-tQR21bgP Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 34 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 17 7 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 78 18 4 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 53 40 7 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) tooth Synonyms: பல்
    Sense id: en-தந்தம்-ta-noun-lyLUpLWc Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. the peak of a mountain Synonyms: மலை முகடு
    Sense id: en-தந்தம்-ta-noun-646drRvH
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  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ta:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tusk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tusk"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "கொம்பு"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ta:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tooth"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "பல்"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the peak of a mountain"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மலை முகடு"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪an̪d̪am/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தந்தம்"
}

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