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Balinese
Romanization
teka
- Romanization of ᬢᭂᬓ
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
teka
- masculine singular present transgressive of téct
- Synonym: teče
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
teka
- Abbreviation of telakuorma-auto.
Declension
Anagrams
Javanese
Romanization
teka
- Romanization of ꦠꦼꦏ.
Kituba
Verb
teka (teke)
- to sell
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Verb
tẽka
- third-person singular present of tekėti
- third-person plural present of tekėti
Malay
Pronunciation
Verb
teka (Jawi spelling تکا)
- to guess
- Synonyms: agak, duga, sangka
- Teka jawaban ― To guess the answer
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Maltese
Pronunciation
Verb
teka (imperfect jitki, past participle mitki)
- Alternative form of itka: to lean on
Conjugation
Phuthi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-téka
- to marry
- to lay (the table)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɛka
- Syllabification: te‧ka
Noun
teka f (diminutive teczka)
- folder (organizer)
- Synonym: skoroszyt
- briefcase
- Synonym: aktówka
- portfolio (case)
- (politics) portfolio (post)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- teka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- teka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-têka (infinitive gutêka, perfective -têtse)
- to cook
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /těːka/
- Hyphenation: te‧ka
Noun
téka f (Cyrillic spelling те́ка)
- (colloquial) notebook
- Synonym: bìlježnica
Declension
Further reading
- “teka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Theke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɛka
- Syllabification: te‧ka
Noun
teka m inan
- bar (counter at which alcohol is sold)
- Synonyms: szynkwas, szynktisz, tyjka, ladyntisz
Further reading
- Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023) “teka”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), section L, page 1
Spanish
Noun
teka f (plural tekas)
- Obsolete spelling of teca.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-teka (infinitive kuteka)
- to capture or kidnap
- to fetch or scoop
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -teka
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| Positive present
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-nateka
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| Subjunctive
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-teke
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| Negative
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-teki
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| Imperative singular
|
teka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huteka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liteka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuteka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninateka/nateka
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tunateka
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| 2nd person
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unateka
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mnateka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anateka
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wanateka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nateka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -teki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siteki
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hatuteki
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| 2nd person
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huteki
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hamteki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hateki
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hawateki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -teki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tateka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tateka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niteke
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tuteke
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| 2nd person
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uteke
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mteke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ateke
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wateke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -teke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siteke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeteka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeteka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliteka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliteka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meteka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshateka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jateka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiteka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoteka
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| Consecutive
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kateka / positive subject concord + -kateka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kateke
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Swazi
Verb
-téka
- to marry (of a man)
- to be married (of a woman)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka.
Interjection
teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ) (colloquial)
- wait a moment!; hold on for a while!
- Synonyms: hintay, temuna, (Rizal) hingka, (Bataan, Nueva Ecija, plural) tekayo
Teka, ano 'yan?- Wait, what's that?
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish teca (“teak”).
Noun
teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)
- teak
- Synonyms: tekla, hati
Further reading
- “teka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018