"teka" meaning in Tagalog

See teka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈteka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜒᜃ [Baybayin], tayka [alternative], teyka [alternative]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka. Etymology templates: {{univ|tl|hintay|ka|nocap=1|t1=wait|t2=you}} univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) Head templates: {{tl-head|interjection|b=+}} teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. wait a moment!; hold on for a while! Tags: colloquial Synonyms: hintay, temuna, hingka, tekayo, weyt Related terms: tekayo, sandali
    Sense id: en-teka-tl-intj-6yk8ArB2 Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Tagalog univerbations Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 67 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 70 30 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 70 30 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 68 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 66 34 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈteka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜒᜃ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: Etymology tree Portuguese tecabor. Spanish tecabor. Tagalog teka Borrowed from Spanish teca (“teak”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:teca<t:teak>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Portuguese tecabor. Spanish tecabor. Tagalog teka [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "teak", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "teca", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "teca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "teka", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="teka"> Borrowed from Spanish teca (“teak”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} teka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)
  1. teak Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tekla, hati
    Sense id: en-teka-tl-noun-7EJ9Yifi Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymon Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "3": "ka",
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      "expansion": "univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”)",
      "name": "univ"
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  "etymology_text": "From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "ᜆᜒᜃ",
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          "english": "Wait a moment.",
          "text": "Teka muna.",
          "translation": "Wait a moment.",
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          "english": "Just wait.",
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          "english": "Wait, what's that?",
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          "translation": "Wait, what's that?",
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          "hold on",
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "tekayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "sandali"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hintay"
        },
        {
          "word": "temuna"
        },
        {
          "word": "hingka"
        },
        {
          "word": "tekayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "weyt"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛː.xɐ]",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teka"
}

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      "tags": [
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