teja

See also: tejá, tēja, and tējā

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈted͡ʒa/ [ˈt̪e.d͡ʒa]
• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒa
• Syllabification: te‧ja

Noun

teja (dialectal)

1. sunset ray
2. rainbow

   Synonym: pelangi

Further reading

• “teja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

teja

1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦗ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛja/, [ˈteja], [ˈtɛja]

Noun

teja

1. inflection of tej:
   1. genitive singular
   2. 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)

1. foreglow or afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset or sunrise
2. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)

Synonyms

• bangun-bangun
• benang raja
• bianglala
• ganu
• kuwung
• pelangi
• ular danu
• ular mengiang

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ted͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa
• Hyphenation: té‧ja

Noun

teja

1. sharp edge, point or top
2. glow, glare, splendour, fire
3. fiery energy, vital power, spiritual or magical power
4. glory

Derived terms

• ateja
• katejan
• makateja
• mateja

 

• kayu teja

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦠꦺꦗ (téja)
• → Balinese: ᬢᬾᬚ (téja)

Further reading

• "teja" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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

1. Interpretation of many of the inflectional forms of tejas (“brilliance”)

Noun

teja

1. vocative singular of tejas (“brilliance”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of esteja, a possible conjugation of the verb estar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ(j).ʒɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʒɐ/

Verb

teja

1. Eye dialect spelling of esteja.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtexa/ [ˈt̪e.xa]

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• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: te‧ja

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula, whence English tile through the Latin word's Proto-Germanic descendant, from Proto-Indo-European *tegdʰleh₂. Doublet of tarro.

Noun

teja f (plural tejas)

1. roof tile
2. a type of noodle
3. a type of chocolate from Peru
4. (Costa Rica, slang) a 100-colón coin

   media teja ― a 50-colón coin

Derived terms

• tejado

 

Related terms

• techo

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

teja

1. inflection of tejar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

teja

1. inflection of tejer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “teja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10