tekla
See also: Tekla and Teklą
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tekla/ [t̪e.kla]
- Rhymes: -ekla, -a
- Hyphenation: te‧kla
Noun
tekla inan
- key (button in a keyboard of a device or instrument)
- 1954, Jon Mirande, chapter 1, in Haur besoetakoa [Child of [my] Arms], Lur, published 1970, page 16:
- […] haren idun-ezurtxoak senditzen zituen behatz-puntaren pean, eta jokatzen zituen, piano baten teklak bailiren.
- […] he felt the small vertebrae under his fingertips, and pressed as if they were the keys of a piano.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | tekla | tekla | teklak | teklok |
| ergative | teklak | teklak | teklek | teklok |
| dative | teklari | teklari | teklei | tekloi |
| genitive | teklaren | teklaren | teklen | teklon |
| comitative | teklarekin | teklarekin | teklekin | teklokin |
| causative | teklarengatik | teklarengatik | teklengatik | teklongatik |
| benefactive | teklarentzat | teklarentzat | teklentzat | teklontzat |
| instrumental | teklaz | teklaz | teklez | teklotaz |
| innesive | teklatan | teklan | tekletan | teklotan |
| locative | teklatako | teklako | tekletako | teklotako |
| allative | teklatara | teklara | tekletara | teklotara |
| terminative | teklataraino | teklaraino | tekletaraino | teklotaraino |
| directive | teklatarantz | teklarantz | tekletarantz | teklotarantz |
| destinative | teklatarako | teklarako | tekletarako | teklotarako |
| ablative | teklatatik | teklatik | tekletatik | teklotatik |
| partitive | teklarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | teklatzat | — | — | — |
Related terms
- teklatu (“keyboard”)
Further reading
- “tekla”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “tekla”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛkla]
Participle
tekla
- inflection of téct:
- feminine singular past active participle
- neuter plural past active participle
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tikla
Etymology
Unknown. See also Spanish teca, Portuguese teca, Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ), and Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtekla/ [ˈt̪ɛk.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ekla
- Syllabification: tek‧la
Noun
tekla (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜎ)
- teak (Tectona grandis, a tropical hardwood tree)
- teakwood; teak (wood of the teak tree)
Further reading
- “tekla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018