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teja

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See also: tejá, tēja, and tējā

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay teja, from Pali teja, from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas, light), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)téyg-os (sharpness).

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Noun

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teja

  1. an afterglow; glow seen in the sky after sunset
  2. (poetic) a rainbow
    Synonyms: pelangi, bianglala

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Javanese

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Romanization

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teja

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦗ

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛja/, [ˈteja], [ˈtɛja]

Noun

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teja

  1. inflection of tej:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Malay

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Etymology

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From Pali teja, from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas, light), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)téyg-os (sharpness).

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Noun

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teja (Jawi spelling تيجا, plural teja-teja)

  1. foreglow or afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset or sunrise
  2. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)

Synonyms

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(rainbow): bangun-bangun, (Perak, obsolete) bantal, benang raja, bianglala, ganu, kuwung, pelangi, ular danu, ular mengiang

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).

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Noun

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teja

  1. sharp edge, point or top
  2. glow, glare, splendour, fire
  3. fiery energy, vital power, spiritual or magical power
  4. glory

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦠꦺꦗ (téja)
  • Balinese: ᬢᬾᬚ (téja)

Further reading

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  • "teja" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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teja n

  1. Interpretation of many of the inflectional forms of tejas (brilliance)

Noun

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teja

  1. vocative singular of tejas (brilliance)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Clipping of esteja, a possible conjugation of the verb estar.

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Verb

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teja

  1. Eye dialect spelling of esteja.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtexa/ [ˈt̪e.xa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: te‧ja

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula, whence English tile through the Latin word's Proto-Germanic descendant, from Proto-Indo-European *tegdʰleh₂. Doublet of tarro.

Noun

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teja f (plural tejas)

  1. roof tile
  2. a type of noodle
  3. a type of chocolate from Peru
  4. (Costa Rica, slang) a 100-colón coin
    media tejaa 50-colón coin
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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teja

  1. inflection of tejar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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teja

  1. inflection of tejer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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