teja

See also: tejá, tēja, and tējā

Indonesian

Etymology

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈted͡ʒa/ [ˈt̪e.d͡ʒa]
• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒa
• Syllabification: te‧ja

Noun

teja

1. an afterglow; glow seen in the sky after sunset
2. (poetic) a rainbow

   Synonyms: pelangi, bianglala

Further reading

• “teja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

teja

1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦗ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

teja

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

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.d͡ʒa/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• teja utara (“aurora borealis”)
• teja selatan (“aurora australis”)

Further reading

• “teja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ted͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa
• Hyphenation: té‧ja

Noun

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

• ateja
• katejan
• makateja
• mateja

• kayu teja

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀢𑁂𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• तेज (Devanagari script)
• তেজ (Bengali script)
• තෙජ (Sinhalese script)
• တေဇ or တေၹ (Burmese script)
• เตช or เตชะ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩮᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຕຊ or ເຕຊະ (Lao script)
• តេជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄬𑄎 (Chakma script)

Noun

teja n

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

Noun

teja

1. vocative singular of tejas (“brilliance”)

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/

Verb

teja

1. Eye dialect spelling of esteja.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtexa/ [ˈt̪e.xa]

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• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: te‧ja

Etymology 1

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

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 teja ― a 50-colón coin

Derived terms

• tejado

Related terms

• techo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

teja

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

teja

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

Further reading

• “teja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10