teks
Cebuano
Etymology
From English text message, text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: teks
Verb
teks
- to text; to send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones
- to send and receive text messages
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:teks.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch tekst, from Middle French [Term?] (Modern French texte), from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”). Compare to Afrikaans teks.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛks]
- Hyphenation: tèks
Noun
teks
- text,
- a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- a verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Further reading
- “teks” 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.
Malay
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish técs, técsa (“text; version; verse, citation”), from English text or from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin textus, perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).
Derived terms
- co-hecks (“context”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teks | heks | deks |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “técs, técsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teːks/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛks/
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛks/
- Rhymes: -ɛks
- Syllabification: teks
Declension
Further reading
- teks in Polish dictionaries at PWN