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Jyutping ngaa4 gan1
Pinyin yá gēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. root of tooth
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    牙髓​組織​,​牙齒入​面​嘅​血管​、​淋巴​、​神經​等​軟​組織​,​為牙齒​供給​營養​,​同​提供​觸感​、​温度​感
    dental pulp, the soft tissues like blood vessels, lymphs, nerves inside a tooth, to supply nutrition for the tooth and provide sense of touching and tempature
    • 杜牙根
      杜牙根
      root canal treatment
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Hakka, figuratively
    sense of responsibility; sense of duty
  2. noun
    root of the tooth; base of the tooth
    (syn.) 牙腳, 牙脚, 齒頭, 喙齿根, 齿龈根, 齿头, 齒齦根, 喙齒根, 齿跤, 齒根, 齒跤, 齿根
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    只牙蛀烂咗,要杜牙根。
    隻牙蛀爛咗,要杜牙根。
    zek3 ngaa4 zyu3 laan6 zo2, jiu3 dou6 ngaa4 gan1.
    • I have a cavity and need a root canal.
  2. Cantonese
    杜牙根
    杜牙根
    • root canal treatment