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

Noun

teks

1. a text; a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message

Verb

teks

1. 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
2. to send and receive text messages

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:teks.

Indonesian

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teks

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Etymology

From Dutch tekst, from Middle French (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):
• Hyphenation: tèks

Noun

teks

1. text,
   1. a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
   2. a verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

Related terms

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 Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

teks (Jawi spelling تيکس)

1. text

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”).

Noun

teks m (genitive singular teks, plural teksyn)

1. text

Derived terms

• co-hecks (“context”)

Mutation

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

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːks/

Verb

teks

1. (non-standard since 2012) present tense of takas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛks/

Verb

teks

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkjas
2. (non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkas

Anagrams

• sekt

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛks/
• Rhymes: -ɛks
• Syllabification: teks

Noun

teks m inan

1. tex (unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber)

Declension

Further reading

• teks in Polish dictionaries at PWN