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tejo

teja

masc nom sg of teja (adj); masc nom sg of tejas (noun); masc acc sg of tejas (noun)

1. teja (adj): keen; sharp; piercing
2. tejas (masc): flame; fire; heat
3. tejas (masc): radiance; glory; splendour; power
4. tejas (masc): poison; lit. heat
5. tejo (masc): fire; heat

Etymology. √tij > tej + *a; from √tij 'be sharp, be hot'; Sanskrit tīkṣṇa, tigma [tij]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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