feminine · dāṭhā 1 · dāṭhā 2
fang
Dāṭhā (feminine) [Sanskrit daṃṣṭrā to ḍasati (q.v.), cf. also daṭṭha] a large tooth, fang, tusk; as adjective (—°) having tusks or fangs D II 18 (susukkha°); Ja I 505 (uddhaṭa-dāṭho viya sappo); IV 245 (nikkhanta°); Dhp-a I 215; Pv-a 152 (kaṭhina°); Saddh 286. -āvudha [Sanskrit daṃṣṭrāyudha] using a tusk as his weapon Ja V 172; -danta a canine tooth Pj I 44; -balin one whose strength lies in his teeth (of a lion) Snp 72.
a fang; the canine tooth
(fem, fem, from ḍaṃsati) (snake's) fang fang Construction: √ḍaṃs + thā
(fem, fem, from ḍaṃsati) canine tooth canine tooth Construction: √ḍaṃs + thā