teja

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See also: tejá, tēja, and tējā

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛd͡ʒa]
  • Hyphenation: tè‧ja

Noun[edit]

tèja (first-person possessive tejaku, second-person possessive tejamu, third-person possessive tejanya)

  1. sunset ray
  2. rainbow
    Synonym: pelangi

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Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

teja

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

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

teja (Jawi spelling تيجا‎, plural teja-teja, informal 1st possessive tejaku, 2nd possessive tejamu, 3rd possessive tejanya)

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

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Pali[edit]

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Noun[edit]

teja n

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

Noun[edit]

teja

  1. vocative singular of tejas (brilliance)

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/ [ˈtɐ(ɪ̯).ʒɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/

Verb[edit]

teja

  1. Eye dialect spelling of esteja.

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

See tejer

Verb[edit]

teja

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

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