तेजते

तेजते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp”). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (tekan, “hoe”), Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō), Old Persian 𐎫𐎥𐎼 (tigra, “sharp”), Persian تیز‎ (tiz, “sharp”), German stechen (“to poke”), English stick.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐ́j.d͡ʑɐ.t̪ɐj/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪eː.d͡ʑɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

तेजते • (téjate) (root तिज्)

1. to be or become sharp
2. to energize, activate

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀢𑁂𑀅𑀇 (teai)
• Hindi: टेना (ṭenā, “to whet”)

Related terms

• तिक्त (tikta, “pungency, bitter taste”)
• तिग्म (tigma, “sharp, pointed”)
• तेजस् (tejas, “sharp edge of a knife”)
• तेज (teja, “sharpness”)
• तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp, hot, keen”)