As a Hindi name
तेज · noun · masculine
दीप्ति । कांति । चमक । दमक । आभा · पराक्रम । जोर । बल · वीर्य — Śabdasāgara
तेज · adj
तीक्ष्ण धार का । जिसकी धार पैनी हो · चलने में शीघ्रगामी · चटपट काम करनेवाला । फुरतीला । जैसे,—यह नौकर बडा़ तेज है — Śabdasāgara
तेज · tej · s.m.
Sharpness, pungency; spirit; energy; strength, power — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 350
तेज · masculine
spirit, vigour, life; lustre, sheen
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi तेजस् — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
tejas n. (often pl.) the sharp edge (of a knife &c.), point or top of a flame or ray, glow, glare, splendour, brilliance, light, fire, RV. &c.
clearness of the eyes, VS. xxi; AitBr. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
sharpness
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "teja" is the vocative of "tejā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
teja m. (√ tij) sharpness, Vop. viii, 132
teja m. N. of a man, Rājat. viii, 1226
teja r. 1st cl. (tejati) To guard, to cherish, to defend or protect.
teja m. (-jaḥ) 1 Sharpness, pungency. 2 Sharpness of a weapon. 3 Brilliancy. 4 Spirit. E. tija to sharpen, affix ghañ: see tejas.
tejā f. the 13th night of the Karma-māsa, Sūryapr.
Alternative readings
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