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 (2015) “téja”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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