tekla

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See also: Tekla and Teklą

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tecla.

Pronunciation

Noun

tekla inan

  1. key (button in a keyboard of a device or instrument)
    • 1954, Jon Mirande, chapter 1, in Haur besoetakoa [Child of Arms], Lur, published 1970, page 16:
      [] haren idun-ezurtxoak senditzen zituen behatz-puntaren pean, eta jokatzen zituen, piano baten teklak bailiren.
      he felt the small vertebrae under his fingertips, and pressed as if they were the keys of a piano.

Declension

Further reading

  • tekla”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • tekla”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

tekla

  1. inflection of téct:
    1. feminine singular past active participle
    2. neuter plural past active participle

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. See also Spanish teca, Portuguese teca, Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ), and Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Pronunciation

Noun

tekla (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜎ)

  1. teak (Tectona grandis, a tropical hardwood tree)
    Synonyms: hati, teka
  2. teakwood; teak (wood of the teak tree)
    Synonyms: hati, teka

Further reading

  • tekla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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