Dental in Malayalam
For anything to do with teeth Malayalam uses ദന്ത (dantha), from dantham, a tooth. It behaves as the first element of compounds, much as dental does in English. On its own it rarely stands as a full adjective.
Most common translation
Dental, relating to the teeth, having to do with dentistry.
ദന്ത ഡോക്ടറെ കാണാൻ പോയി.
dantha doktare kaanaan poyi.
I went to see the dental doctor.
All Malayalam words for “dental”
- ദന്ത (dantha) — Dental, relating to the teeth, having to do with dentistry.
- ദന്തരോഗം (dantharogam) — Dental disease.
ദന്ത (dantha) is the combining form, while ദന്തരോഗം (dantharogam) names dental disease specifically.
Common questions
How do you say dental in Malayalam?
ദന്ത (dantha) is the form used in compounds about teeth and dentistry.
How would you say dental disease?
ദന്തരോഗം (dantharogam) covers disease of the teeth.