teka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "teka"

Balinese

Romanization

teka

1. Romanization of ᬢᭂᬓ

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛka]

Verb

teka

1. masculine singular present transgressive of téct

   Synonym: teče

Anagrams

• kate

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

teka

1. Abbreviation of telakuorma-auto.

Declension

Inflection of teka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		teka	tekat
genitive		tekan	tekojen
partitive		tekaa	tekoja
illative		tekaan	tekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		teka	tekat
accusative	nom.	teka	tekat
	gen.	tekan
genitive		tekan	tekojen tekain rare
partitive		tekaa	tekoja
inessive		tekassa	tekoissa
elative		tekasta	tekoista
illative		tekaan	tekoihin
adessive		tekalla	tekoilla
ablative		tekalta	tekoilta
allative		tekalle	tekoille
essive		tekana	tekoina
translative		tekaksi	tekoiksi
abessive		tekatta	tekoitta
instructive		—	tekoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of teka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tekani tekani accusative nom. tekani tekani gen. tekani genitive tekani tekojeni tekaini rare partitive tekaani tekojani inessive tekassani tekoissani elative tekastani tekoistani illative tekaani tekoihini adessive tekallani tekoillani ablative tekaltani tekoiltani allative tekalleni tekoilleni essive tekanani tekoinani translative tekakseni tekoikseni abessive tekattani tekoittani instructive — — comitative — tekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tekasi tekasi accusative nom. tekasi tekasi gen. tekasi genitive tekasi tekojesi tekaisi rare partitive tekaasi tekojasi inessive tekassasi tekoissasi elative tekastasi tekoistasi illative tekaasi tekoihisi adessive tekallasi tekoillasi ablative tekaltasi tekoiltasi allative tekallesi tekoillesi essive tekanasi tekoinasi translative tekaksesi tekoiksesi abessive tekattasi tekoittasi instructive — — comitative — tekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tekamme tekamme accusative nom. tekamme tekamme gen. tekamme genitive tekamme tekojemme tekaimme rare partitive tekaamme tekojamme inessive tekassamme tekoissamme elative tekastamme tekoistamme illative tekaamme tekoihimme adessive tekallamme tekoillamme ablative tekaltamme tekoiltamme allative tekallemme tekoillemme essive tekanamme tekoinamme translative tekaksemme tekoiksemme abessive tekattamme tekoittamme instructive — — comitative — tekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tekanne tekanne accusative nom. tekanne tekanne gen. tekanne genitive tekanne tekojenne tekainne rare partitive tekaanne tekojanne inessive tekassanne tekoissanne elative tekastanne tekoistanne illative tekaanne tekoihinne adessive tekallanne tekoillanne ablative tekaltanne tekoiltanne allative tekallenne tekoillenne essive tekananne tekoinanne translative tekaksenne tekoiksenne abessive tekattanne tekoittanne instructive — — comitative — tekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tekansa tekansa accusative nom. tekansa tekansa gen. tekansa genitive tekansa tekojensa tekainsa rare partitive tekaansa tekojaan tekojansa inessive tekassaan tekassansa tekoissaan tekoissansa elative tekastaan tekastansa tekoistaan tekoistansa illative tekaansa tekoihinsa adessive tekallaan tekallansa tekoillaan tekoillansa ablative tekaltaan tekaltansa tekoiltaan tekoiltansa allative tekalleen tekallensa tekoilleen tekoillensa essive tekanaan tekanansa tekoinaan tekoinansa translative tekakseen tekaksensa tekoikseen tekoiksensa abessive tekattaan tekattansa tekoittaan tekoittansa instructive — — comitative — tekoineen tekoinensa

Anagrams

• kate

Javanese

Romanization

teka

1. Romanization of ꦠꦼꦏ.

Kituba

Verb

teka (teke)

1. to sell

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲæːkɐ]

Verb

tẽka

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

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Verb

teka (Jawi spelling تکا)

1. to guess

   Synonyms: agak, duga, sangka

   Teka jawaban ― To guess the answer

Derived terms

• diteka
• meneka
• peneka
• penekaan
• teka silang
• teka-teki
• terteka

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: teka

Further reading

• “teka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Root
t-k-w
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/

Verb

teka (imperfect jitki, past participle mitki)

1. Alternative form of itka: to lean on

Conjugation

Conjugation of teka

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tkejt	tkejt	teka		tkejna	tkejtu	tkew
	f			tkiet
imperfect	m	nitki	titki	jitki		nitku	titku	jitku
	f			titki
imperative			itki				itku

Maori

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

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

Derived terms

• tauteka

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *tibʷaŋ (compare with Tahitian teʻa).

Noun

teka

1. dart

Verb

teka

1. to shoot with bow and arrow

   Synonyms: pana, whana

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

   Synonyms: pana, whana

Derived terms

• tekateka
• tēteka
• whakateka
• whakatekateka

 

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

1. to marry
2. 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/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: te‧ka

Noun

teka f (diminutive teczka)

1. folder (organizer)

   Synonym: skoroszyt

2. briefcase

   Synonym: aktówka

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

Declension

Declension of teka

	singular	plural
nominative	teka	teki
genitive	teki	tek
dative	tece	tekom
accusative	tekę	teki
instrumental	teką	tekami
locative	tece	tekach
vocative	teko	teki

Derived terms

nouns

• teczka

 

Related terms

adjectives

• teczkowy

 

nouns

• teczuszka

 

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)

1. 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)

1. (colloquial) notebook

   Synonym: bìlježnica

Declension

Declension of teka

	singular	plural
nominative	téka	teke
genitive	teke	teka
dative	téci	tekama
accusative	teku	teke
vocative	teko	teke
locative	téci	tekama
instrumental	tekom	tekama

Further reading

• “teka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Theke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: te‧ka

Noun

teka m inan

1. 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)

1. Obsolete spelling of teca.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-teka (infinitive kuteka)

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

Conjugation

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.

Derived terms

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

Swazi

Verb

-téka

1. to marry (of a man)
2. 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)

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?

Alternative forms

• tayka
• teyka

Related terms

• tekayo

 

See also

• sandali

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish teca (“teak”).

Noun

teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)

1. teak

   Synonyms: tekla, hati

Further reading

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