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French
Pronunciation
Verb
jeta
- third-person singular past historic of jeter
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀚𑁂𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- जेत (Devanagari script)
- জেত (Bengali script)
- ජෙත (Sinhalese script)
- ဇေတ or ၹေတ (Burmese script)
- เชต or เชตะ (Thai script)
- ᨩᩮᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຊຕ or ເຊຕະ (Lao script)
- ជេត (Khmer script)
- 𑄎𑄬𑄖 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Derived from jayati 'to conquer'.
Noun
jeta
- vocative singular of jetar (“conqueror”)
Proper noun
jeta m
- Jeta, a sponsor of the Buddha, former owner of the site of the Jetavana monastery.
Declension
Declension table of "jeta" (masculine)
Phuthi
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sotho jwetsa.
Verb
-jéta
- to tell
Inflection
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَطْم (ḵaṭm, “snout”). Some senses are derived from the association of prominent lips on angry or sleepy faces.
Pronunciation
Noun
jeta f (plural jetas)
- snout
- Synonym: hocico
- (Mexico, colloquial) sleep (act)
- Synonyms: dormida, sueño
- voy a echarme una jeta ― I am going to sleep
- (Mexico, colloquial) anger face
- Synonyms: carota, cara larga
cada vez que hablo de eso pones tu jeta- every time I talk about it you show your angry face
- (Spain, colloquial) insolence, impudence, crust, rind
- Synonyms: cara, caradura, desfachatez, desvergüenza, sinvergonzonería
2008, The New Raemon (lyrics and music), “La cafetera”, in A propósito de Garfunkel:Escribiendo en servilletas, que tú tienes mucha jeta
Ahondando en lo profundo de las mierdas de este mundo- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
jeta m or f by sense (plural jetas)
- (familiar) face, mush, mug, scoundrel (impudent person)
- Synonyms: caradura, descarado, sinvergüenza
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