teja
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
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛd͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: tè‧ja
Noun
tèja (first-person possessive tejaku, second-person possessive tejamu, third-person possessive tejanya)
- sunset ray
- rainbow
- Synonym: pelangi
Further reading
- “teja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛja/, [ˈteja], [ˈtɛja]
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
- IPA(key): /te.d͡ʒa/
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
- bangun-bangun
- benang raja
- bianglala
- ganu
- kuwung
- pelangi
- ular danu
- ular mengiang
Derived terms
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- teja utara (“aurora borealis”)
- teja selatan (“aurora australis”)
Further reading
- “teja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Pali
Alternative forms
- 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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/ [ˈtɐ(ɪ̯).ʒɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
Verb
teja
- Eye dialect spelling of esteja.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtexa/ [ˈt̪e.xa]
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: te‧ja
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula, whence English tile through the Latin word's Proto-Germanic descendant. 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
- tejado
Related terms
- techo
Etymology 2
See tejer
Verb
teja
- inflection of tejar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- inflection of tejer:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “teja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014