# daith

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɑθ/

## Definitions
1. An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

## Etymology
From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daith