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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
Noun
tèja (first-person possessive tejaku, second-person possessive tejamu, third-person possessive tejanya)
- sunset ray
- rainbow
- Synonym: pelangi
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
teja
- Romanization of ꦠꦺꦗ
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
teja
- inflection of tej:
- genitive singular
- 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
Noun
teja (Jawi spelling تيجا, plural teja-teja, informal 1st possessive tejaku, 2nd possessive tejamu, 3rd possessive tejanya)
- foreglow or afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset or sunrise
- rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Further reading
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).
Pronunciation
Noun
teja
- sharp edge, point or top
- glow, glare, splendour, fire
- fiery energy, vital power, spiritual or magical power
- glory
Derived terms
Descendants
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 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
- Interpretation of many of the inflectional forms of tejas (“brilliance”)
Noun
teja
- vocative singular of tejas (“brilliance”)
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of esteja, a possible conjugation of the verb estar.
Pronunciation
Verb
teja
- Eye dialect spelling of esteja.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtexa/
- 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)
- roof tile
- a type of noodle
- a type of chocolate from Peru
- (Costa Rica, slang) a 100-colón coin
- media teja ― a 50-colón coin
Derived 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