তেজ

Assamese

Etymology

From Early Assamese তেজ (tejo), from Sanskrit तेजोज (tejoja) or त्वग्ज (tvagja). Compare তেজা (teza, “to sacrifice, to give up”).

Noun

তেজ • (tez)

1. blood

Declension

Inflection of তেজ

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			specific		not specific
					regular		formal		very formal
absolutive	তেজ tez		তেজখিনি tezkhini		তেজবোৰ tezbür		তেজবিলাক tezbilak		তেজসমূহ tezxomuh
ergative	তেজে teze		তেজখিনিয়ে tezkhinie		তেজবোৰে tezbüre		তেজবিলাকে tezbilake		তেজসমূহে tezxomuhe
accusative	তেজক tezok		তেজখিনিক tezkhinik		তেজবোৰক tezbürok		তেজবিলাকক tezbilakok		তেজসমূহক tezxomuhok
genitive	তেজৰ tezor		তেজখিনিৰ tezkhinir		তেজবোৰৰ tezbüror		তেজবিলাকৰ tezbilakor		তেজসমূহৰ tezxomuhor
dative	তেজলৈ tezoloi		তেজখিনিলৈ tezkhiniloi		তেজবোৰলৈ tezbüroloi		তেজবিলাকলৈ tezbilakoloi		তেজসমূহলৈ tezxomuholoi
instrumental	তেজেৰে tezere		তেজখিনিৰে tezkhinire		তেজবোৰেৰে tezbürere		তেজবিলাকেৰে tezbilakere		তেজসমূহেৰে tezxomuhere
locative	তেজত tezot		তেজখিনিত tezkhinit		তেজবোৰত tezbürot		তেজবিলাকত tezbilakot		তেজসমূহত tezxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas, “blade, splendor, brilliance”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ed͡ʒ/, [ˈt̪ed͡ʒ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪edʑ/, [ˈt̪edʑ]

Noun

তেজ • (tej)

1. light, glow, shine, lustre
2. heat, energy
3. glory, splendour
4. power, strength, might, force, energy, vigour
5. valour, prowess, spiritedness
6. manliness, virility
7. semen
8. (colloquial) haughtiness, anger

   তেজ করা ― tej kora ― to have a defiant look, to carry oneself with lofty airs

   তেজ কমানো ― tej komanō ― to humiliate, to humble someone's position

   তেজ দেখানো ― tej dekhanō ― to show haughtiness, to carry with a high hand

9. (rare) spirit, wine

Declension

Inflection of তেজ
nominative	তেজ tej
objective	তেজ / তেজকে tej (semantically general or indefinite) / tejke (semantically definite)
genitive	তেজের tejer
locative	তেজে teje
	Indefinite forms
nominative	তেজ tej
objective	তেজ / তেজকে tej (semantically general or indefinite) / tejke (semantically definite)
genitive	তেজের tejer
locative	তেজে teje
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	তেজটা , তেজটি tejṭa (colloquial), tejṭi (formal)		তেজগুলা, তেজগুলো tejgula (colloquial), tejgulo (formal)
objective	তেজটা, তেজটি tejṭa (colloquial), tejṭi (formal)		তেজগুলা, তেজগুলো tejgula (colloquial), tejgulo (formal)
genitive	তেজটার, তেজটির tejṭar (colloquial), tejṭir (formal)		তেজগুলার, তেজগুলোর tejgular (colloquial), tejgulor (formal)
locative	তেজটাতে / তেজটায়, তেজটিতে tejṭate / tejṭay (colloquial), tejṭite (formal)		তেজগুলাতে / তেজগুলায়, তেজগুলোতে tejgulate / tejgulay (colloquial), tejgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• তেজন (tejon)
• তেজপত্র (tejpotro)
• তেজপাতা (tejpata)
• তেজস্কর (tejoskor)
• তেজস্ক্রিয় (tejoskriẏo)
• তেজস্বর (tejośśor)
• তেজোগর্ভ (tejōgorbho)
• তেজোনিধি (tejōnidhi)
• তেজোময় (tejōmoẏ)
• তেজোমূর্তি (tejōmurti)
• তেজোরূপ (tejōrup)
• তেজোহীন (tejōhin)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “তেজ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• “তেজ”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit तेजोज (tejoja) or त्वग्ज (tvagja).

Noun

তেজ (tejo)

1. blood

   বানৰৰ ভালুকৰ তেজে বহে গাঙ্গ।

   banororo bhalukoro teje bohe gaṅgo,

   The river flows with the blood of monkeys and bears

Descendants

• Assamese: তেজ (tez)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• teja (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑁂𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• तेज (Devanagari 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

তেজ n

1. Bengali script form of teja (“brilliance”)

Noun

তেজ

1. Bengali script form of teja, which is vocative singular of তেজস্ (tejas, “brilliance”)