ꦠꦺꦗ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese teja (“sharp edge (of knife etc), point or top of a flame; glow, glare, splendour, fire; fiery energy, vital power, spiritual or magical power, glory”), from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ted͡ʒɔ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɔ
• Hyphenation: té‧ja

Noun

ꦠꦺꦗ (téja)

1. light
2. rainbow
3. aura

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “téja”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN