तेजते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp”). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (tekan, “hoe”), Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō), Old Persian 𐎫𐎥𐎼 (tigra, “sharp”), Persian (tiz, “sharp”), German stechen (“to poke”), English stick.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐ́j.d͡ʑɐ.t̪ɐj/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪eː.d͡ʑɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

तेजते • (téjate) (root तिज्)

to be or become sharp
to energize, activate

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀢𑁂𑀅𑀇 (teai)
Hindi: टेना (ṭenā, “to whet”)

Related terms

तिक्त (tikta, “pungency, bitter taste”)
तिग्म (tigma, “sharp, pointed”)
तेजस् (tejas, “sharp edge of a knife”)
तेज (teja, “sharpness”)
तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp, hot, keen”)

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