teja
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
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛd͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: tè‧ja
Noun
tèja (first-person possessive tejaku, second-person possessive tejamu, third-person possessive tejanya)
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
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛja/, [ˈteja], [ˈtɛja]
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, informal 1st possessive tejaku, 2nd possessive tejamu, 3rd possessive tejanya)
Derived terms
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ted͡ʒa/
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒa
- Hyphenation: té‧ja
Noun
teja
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
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtexa/ [ˈt̪e.xa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - 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)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
teja
- inflection of tejar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
teja
- inflection of tejer:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “teja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014