Adantya, Adamtya: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Adantya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adantya (अदन्त्य).—a.

1) Not dental.

2) Not fit for the teeth; injurious to them.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Adantya (अदन्त्य):—[=a-dantya] [from a-danta] mfn. not suitable for the teeth

2) [v.s. ...] not dental

3) [v.s. ...] n. toothlessness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adantya (अदन्त्य):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-ntyaḥ-ntyā-ntyam) 1) Prejudicial to the teeth.

2) Different from or other than what is fit for the teeth. E. a neg. and dantya; in the first meaning which is the usual one, the word is an oxytonon, in the latter a proparoxytonon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adantya in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adaṃtya (ಅದಂತ್ಯ):—

1) [adjective] not fit to be chewed.

2) [adjective] (letter, sound) that can be pronounced by applying the tongue to the teeth; non-dental.

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Adaṃtya (ಅದಂತ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] toothlessness.

2) [noun] a letter that can be pronounced by applying the tongue to the teeth; a non-dental letter.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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