teka
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Noun ===
teka
inflection of tekë:
definite nominative singular
indefinite nominative/accusative plural
== Ao ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Central Naga *khat (“hand, arm”), conflated with ka (“one”).
=== Noun ===
teka
(Chungli) hand
=== Further reading ===
Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[3], Berkeley: University of California, page 235
Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 38
Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 126
== Balinese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təka.
=== Verb ===
teka (Balinese script ᬢᭂᬓ)
to come
=== Further reading ===
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teka”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈtɛka]
=== Verb ===
teka
masculine singular present transgressive of téct
Synonym: teče
=== Anagrams ===
kate
== Finnish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtekɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞kɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ekɑ
Syllabification(key): te‧ka
Hyphenation(key): te‧ka
=== Noun ===
teka
abbreviation of telakuorma-auto
==== Declension ====
=== Anagrams ===
kate
== Javanese ==
=== Romanization ===
teka
romanization of ꦠꦼꦏ
== Kituba ==
=== Verb ===
teka (teke)
to sell
== Kongo ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tég.
=== Verb ===
teka
to sell
== Lithuanian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈtʲæːkɐ]
=== Verb ===
tẽka
third-person singular present of tekėti
third-person plural present of tekėti
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /təka/
Rhymes: -əka, -ka, -a
=== Verb ===
teka (Jawi spelling تکا)
to guess
Synonyms: agak, duga, sangka
Teka jawaban ― To guess the answer
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Indonesian: teka
=== Further reading ===
"teka" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Maltese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
Rhymes: -ɛka
=== Verb ===
teka (imperfect jitki, past participle mitki)
alternative form of itka: to lean on
==== Conjugation ====
== Māori ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈteka/ [ˈtɛkɐ]
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Polynesian *teka₃ (compare with Hawaiian keʻa “outrigger boom, cross”, Tahitian teʻa “crossbeam, awning support”), likely from metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *katiʀ “(small) outrigger canoe or canoe hull” thus ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katiʀ (compare with Malay katir and Tagalog katig)
=== Noun ===
teka
rung or step of a ladder
Synonyms: peka, kaupeka
horizontal footrest or tread on a digging stick to step on and push further into the ground
=== Derived terms ===
=== References ===
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Proto-Oceanic *tibʷaŋ (compare with Tahitian teʻa).
=== Noun ===
teka
dart
=== Verb ===
teka
to shoot with bow and arrow
Synonyms: pana, whana
to drive something forward, to urge, to impel
Synonyms: pana, whana
=== Derived terms ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Williams, Herbert William (1917), “teka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 480
“teka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
== Phuthi ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Verb ===
-téka
to marry
to lay (the table)
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
Rhymes: -ɛka
Syllabification: te‧ka
=== Noun ===
teka f (diminutive teczka)
folder (organizer)
Synonym: skoroszyt
briefcase
Synonym: aktówka
portfolio (case)
(politics) portfolio (post)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Yiddish: טעקע (teke)
=== Further reading ===
teka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
teka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Rwanda-Rundi ==
=== Verb ===
-têka (infinitive gutêka, perfective -têtse)
to cook
==== Derived terms ====
itekero (Rwanda) / igitekero (Rundi)
umutetsi (“cook”)
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Etymology ===
Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /těːka/
Hyphenation: te‧ka
=== Noun ===
téka f (Cyrillic spelling те́ка)
(colloquial) notebook
Synonym: bìlježnica
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“teka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
== Silesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from German Theke.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
Rhymes: -ɛka
Syllabification: te‧ka
=== Noun ===
teka m inan
bar (counter at which alcohol is sold)
Synonyms: szynkwas, szynktisz, tyjka, ladyntisz
=== Further reading ===
Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023), “teka”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), section L, page 1
== Spanish ==
=== Noun ===
teka f (plural tekas)
obsolete spelling of teca
== Swahili ==
=== Pronunciation ===
==== Etymology 1 ====
From Proto-Sabaki *-tek-.
==== Verb ====
-teka (infinitive kuteka)
to capture or kidnap
to fetch or scoop
===== Conjugation =====
===== Derived terms =====
Verbal derivations:
Applicative: -tekea
Passive: -tekwa
Nominal derivations:
mateka (“hostage”)
mtekaji (“hijacker”)
utekaji
==== Etymology 2 ====
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Noun ====
teka class ? (plural [please provide])
small living room
== Swazi ==
=== Verb ===
-téka
to marry (of a man)
to be married (of a woman)
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Tagalog ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈteka/ [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐ]
Rhymes: -eka
Syllabification: te‧ka
=== Etymology 1 ===
From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka.
==== Interjection ====
teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ) (colloquial)
wait a moment!; hold on for a while!
Synonyms: hintay, temuna, (Rizal) hingka, (Bataan, Nueva Ecija, plural) tekayo, (colloquial) weyt
===== Alternative forms =====
tayka
teyka
===== Related terms =====
===== See also =====
sandali
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Spanish teca (“teak”).
==== Noun ====
teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)
teak
Synonyms: tekla, hati
=== Further reading ===
“teka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018