tusk en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈtʊsk/ (Northern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtʌsk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz Proto-West Germanic *tunsk Old English tūsc Old English tūx Middle English tusk English tusk From Middle English tusk (also tux, tusch), from Old English tūsc, tūx (“canine tooth, tusk, molar”), from Proto-West Germanic *tų̄sk, *tunsk, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz (“canine tooth”), extended form of *tanþs (“tooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tusk (“tooth”), West Frisian tosk (“tooth”), Icelandic toskur (“a tusk, tooth”) (whence the Old Norse and Icelandic Ratatoskr and Ratatoskur respectively), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 (tunþus, “tooth”) and *𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (*tundi, “thorn, tooth”). Doublet of tush. More at tooth.
Meanings
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One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
- A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
- A tusk shell.
- A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
- A sharp point.
- The share of a plough.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tusks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
detusk · tusklike · milk tusk · tuskless · tuskwise · tussock · tusked
Translations (104)
my ဆင်စွယ် (pointed tooth) · ru би́вень (pointed tooth) · uk би́вень (pointed tooth) · ny mnyanga (pointed tooth) · km ភ្លុក (pointed tooth) · km ខ្នាយ (pointed tooth) · da stødtand (pointed tooth) · ko 엄니 (pointed tooth) · gl cairo (pointed tooth) · ang tūsc (pointed tooth) · mk бивна (pointed tooth) · mn соёо (pointed tooth) · eo pikdento (pointed tooth) · th ทนต์ (pointed tooth) · be бі́вень (pointed tooth) · duo paseng (pointed tooth) · fr défense (pointed tooth) · fa یشک (pointed tooth) · ml തേറ്റ (pointed tooth) · sw upamba (pointed tooth) · lo ງາ (pointed tooth) · az xillə (pointed tooth) · de Stoßzahn (pointed tooth) · nb støyttann (pointed tooth) · km ទន្ត (pointed tooth) · bo མཆེ་བ (pointed tooth) · ar نَاب (pointed tooth) · ro colț (pointed tooth) · sv bete (pointed tooth) · bg бивник (pointed tooth) · pa ਡੰਦ (pointed tooth) · uk вістря (sharp point) · gl queiro (pointed tooth) · nn støyttann (pointed tooth) · ms taring (pointed tooth) · it zanna (pointed tooth) · ota آزو (pointed tooth) · tl pangil (pointed tooth) · hu agyar (pointed tooth) · ko 송곳니 (pointed tooth) · nl stoottand (pointed tooth) · hy ժանիք (pointed tooth) · sk kel (pointed tooth) · hi खाँग (pointed tooth) · de Hauer (pointed tooth) · ta தந்தம் (pointed tooth) · eo dentego (pointed tooth) · yo eyín erin (pointed tooth) · lo ໜາຍ (pointed tooth) · arz ناب (pointed tooth) · sl okel (pointed tooth) · eo tusko (pointed tooth) · ml കൊമ്പ് (pointed tooth) · et kihv (pointed tooth) · bn গজদন্ত (pointed tooth) · el χαυλιόδοντας (pointed tooth) · lo ທັນຕາ (pointed tooth) · grc στόρθυγξ (pointed tooth) · hi गजदंत (pointed tooth) · es colmillo (pointed tooth) · ga starrfhiacail (pointed tooth) · egy F18:Z1 (pointed tooth) · fr dague (pointed tooth) · nl slagtand (pointed tooth) · he חָט (pointed tooth) · pt presa (pointed tooth) · bg бивен (pointed tooth) · txb ānkär (pointed tooth) · nb støttann (pointed tooth) · fy slachttosk (pointed tooth) · cs kel (pointed tooth) · fi syöksyhammas (pointed tooth) · ja 牙 (pointed tooth) · gl dentequeiro (pointed tooth) · ca ullal (pointed tooth) · sh kljȏva (pointed tooth) · ru клык (pointed tooth) · pl kieł (pointed tooth) · ms gading (pointed tooth) · km ទាឋា (pointed tooth) · cy ysgithr (pointed tooth) · haw niho (pointed tooth) · he חטים (pointed tooth) · my စွယ် (pointed tooth) · oc ulhal (pointed tooth) · lo ແງ (pointed tooth) · th งา (pointed tooth) · ta கொம்பு (pointed tooth) · ro fildeș (pointed tooth) · sh кљо̑ва (pointed tooth) · te దంతము (pointed tooth) · ja 象牙 (pointed tooth) · mnc ᠸᡝᡳᡥᡝ (pointed tooth) · mi reiputa (pointed tooth) · pl cios (pointed tooth) · scn denti (pointed tooth) · vi ngà (pointed tooth) · tl salimao (pointed tooth) · cmn 長牙 /长牙 (pointed tooth) · gl cabeiro (pointed tooth) · scn canini (pointed tooth) · sw pembe (pointed tooth) · scn prisa (pointed tooth) · cmn 牙 (pointed tooth)