teka

teka

1. inflection of tekë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təka.

teka (Balinese script ᬢᭂᬓ)

1. to come

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teka”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Central Naga *khat (“hand, arm”), conflated with ka (“one”).

teka

1. hand

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[5], 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

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛka]

teka

1. masculine singular present transgressive of téct

   Synonym: teče

• kate

• IPA^(key): /ˈtekɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ekɑ
• Syllabification^(key): te‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): te‧ka

teka

1. abbreviation of telakuorma-auto

• kate

teka

1. romanization of ꦠꦼꦏ

teka (teke)

1. to sell

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tég.

teka

1. to sell

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲæːkɐ]

tẽka

1. third-person singular present of tekėti
2. third-person plural present of tekėti

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /təka/
• Rhymes: -əka, -ka, -a

teka (Jawi spelling تکا)

1. to guess

   Synonyms: agak, duga, sangka

   Teka jawaban ― To guess the answer

• Indonesian: teka

• "teka" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka

teka (imperfect jitki, past participle mitki)

1. alternative form of itka: to lean on

• IPA^(key): /ˈteka/ [ˈtɛkɐ]

From Proto-Polynesian *teka₃ (compare with Hawaiian keʻa “outrigger boom, cross”, Tahitian teʻa “crossbeam, awning support”),^[1][2] 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)^[3]

teka

1. rung or step of a ladder

   Synonyms: peka, kaupeka

2. horizontal footrest or tread on a digging stick to step on and push further into the ground

From Proto-Oceanic *tibʷaŋ (compare with Tahitian teʻa).^[1][2][3]

teka

1. dart

teka

1. to shoot with bow and arrow

   Synonyms: pana, whana

2. to drive something forward, to urge, to impel

   Synonyms: pana, whana

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “teka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 480
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “teka”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎^[6], 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-téka

1. to marry
2. to lay (the table)

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: te‧ka

teka f (diminutive teczka)

1. folder (organizer)

   Synonym: skoroszyt

2. briefcase

   Synonym: aktówka

3. portfolio (case)
4. (politics) portfolio (post)

• → Yiddish: טעקע (teke)

• “teka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[7] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “teka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[8] (in Polish)

-têka (infinitive gutêka, perfective -têtse)

1. to cook

• itekero (Rwanda) / igitekero (Rundi)
• umutetsi (“cook”)

Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē)

• IPA^(key): /těːka/
• Hyphenation: te‧ka

téka f (Cyrillic spelling те́ка)

1. (colloquial) notebook

   Synonym: bìlježnica

• “teka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Borrowed from German Theke.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: te‧ka

teka m inan

1. bar (counter at which alcohol is sold)

   Synonyms: szynkwas, szynktisz, tyjka, ladyntisz

• Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023), “teka”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), section L, page 1

teka f (plural tekas)

1. obsolete spelling of teca

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

From Proto-Sabaki *-tek-.

-teka (infinitive kuteka)

1. to capture or kidnap
2. to fetch or scoop

Conjugation of -teka
Positive present -nateka Subjunctive -teke Negative -teki Imperative singular teka
Infinitives
Positive kuteka Negative kutoteka
Imperatives
Singular teka Plural tekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huteka Positive past positive subject concord + -liteka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuteka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateka) Singular Plural 1st person ninateka/nateka tunateka 2nd person unateka mnateka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anateka wanateka other classes positive subject concord + -nateka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -teki) Singular Plural 1st person siteki hatuteki 2nd person huteki hamteki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hateki hawateki other classes negative subject concord + -teki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tateka Negative future negative subject concord + -tateka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teke) Singular Plural 1st person niteke tuteke 2nd person uteke mteke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateke wateke other classes positive subject concord + -teke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siteke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeteka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeteka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliteka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliteka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateka) Singular Plural 1st person nateka twateka 2nd person wateka mwateka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateka wateka m-mi(III/IV) wateka yateka ji-ma(V/VI) lateka yateka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chateka vyateka n(IX/X) yateka zateka u(XI) wateka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwateka pa(XVI) pateka mu(XVIII) mwateka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meteka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshateka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jateka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiteka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoteka Consecutive kateka / positive subject concord + -kateka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kateke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niteka -tuteka 2nd person -kuteka -wateka/-kutekeni/-watekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mteka -wateka m-mi(III/IV) -uteka -iteka ji-ma(V/VI) -liteka -yateka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiteka -viteka n(IX/X) -iteka -ziteka u(XI) -uteka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuteka pa(XVI) -pateka mu(XVIII) -muteka Reflexive -jiteka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tekaye -tekao m-mi(III/IV) -tekao -tekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tekalo -tekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tekacho -tekavyo n(IX/X) -tekayo -tekazo u(XI) -tekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tekako pa(XVI) -tekapo mu(XVIII) -tekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeteka -oteka m-mi(III/IV) -oteka -yoteka ji-ma(V/VI) -loteka -yoteka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choteka -vyoteka n(IX/X) -yoteka -zoteka u(XI) -oteka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koteka pa(XVI) -poteka mu(XVIII) -moteka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tekea
  • Passive: -tekwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mateka (“hostage”)
  • mtekaji (“hijacker”)
  • utekaji

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

teka class ? (plural [please provide])

1. small living room

-téka

1. to marry (of a man)
2. to be married (of a woman)

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈteka/ [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: te‧ka

From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) +‎ ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka.

teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ) (colloquial)

1. wait a moment!; hold on for a while!

   Synonyms: hintay, temuna, (Rizal) hingka, (Bataan, Nueva Ecija, plural) tekayo, (colloquial) weyt

   Teka muna.

   Wait a moment.

   Teka lang.

   Just wait.

   Teka, ano 'yan?

   Wait, what's that?

• tayka
• teyka

• sandali

Borrowed from Spanish teca (“teak”).

teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)

1. teak

   Synonyms: tekla, hati

• “teka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018