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toothache

/ˈtuθˌeɪk/

toothache noun: a pain or ache in a tooth.

toothache: A dentist chair with an orange seat in a room
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Noun

toothache (countable and uncountable, plural toothaches)

  1. A pain or ache in a tooth.
    • I often have toothache.

toothache meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

toothache in Hindi

ache in a tooth
दाँत दर्द dā̃t dard, दाँत का दर्द dā̃t kā dard

toothache in Tamil

பல் வலி, பல்நோவு, பல்வலி

toothache in Urdu

ache in a tooth
دان٘ت کا دَرْد dā̃t kā dard

toothache in Bengali

ache in a tooth
দাঁতের ব্যথা dãter bêtha
More languagesFewer languages
toothache in Malayalam
പല്ലുവേദന
toothache in Assamese
দাঁতৰ বিষ dãtor bix
toothache in Tagalog
sakit-ngipin, sakit ng ngipin
toothache in Arabic
أَلَمُ أَسْنَان ʔalamu ʔasnān, أَلَمُ الْأَسْنَان ʔalamu l-ʔasnān
toothache in Malay
sakit gigi
toothache in Indonesian
sakit gigi
toothache in Thai
ปวดฟัน bpùuat-fan
toothache in Vietnamese
đau răng, bệnh đau răng
toothache in Myanmar
သွားကိုက်ခြင်း swa:kuikhkrang:

Synonyms of toothache

Forms of toothache

pluraltoothaches

Plural of toothache: toothaches

Origin of toothache

From Middle English toth-ake, from Old English tōþeċe (“toothache”). By surface analysis, tooth + ache.

Words formed from toothache

Phrases with toothache

Questions about toothache

What does toothache mean?
Toothache means a pain or ache in a tooth.
What is toothache in Hindi?
Toothache in Hindi is दाँत दर्द (dā̃t dard), दाँत का दर्द (dā̃t kā dard). See Toothache meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is toothache?
Toothache is a noun.
How do you pronounce toothache?
Toothache is pronounced /ˈtuθˌeɪk/.
What is the plural of toothache?
The plural of toothache is toothaches.

Words near toothache in the dictionary

  1. tooth-stainers
  2. tooth-to-jowl
  3. tooth-wash
  4. tooth-washes
  5. toothach
  6. toothache
  7. toothache bark
  8. toothache grass
  9. toothache plant
  10. toothache plants
  11. toothache tree

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: toothache (page history and authors); toothache (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); toothache (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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