teju
English
Noun
teju (plural tejus)
- Alternative form of tegu (“South American lizard”).
- 1965 March, Boys' Life, page 52:
- As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ju/
- Rhymes: -ɛju
- Syllabification: te‧ju
Noun
teju
- locative singular of tej
Determiner
teju
- inflection of ten:
- instrumental feminine singular
- genitive/animate accusative masculine dual
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʒu/
- Hyphenation: te‧ju
Noun
teju m (plural tejus)
- alternative form of teiú
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin taedium (“boredom, disgust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteju/
Noun
teju m (plural tejos)
References
- Pittau, Massimo. 1972. Grammatica del sardo-nuorese: Il più conservativo dei parlari neolatini. Bologna: Pàtron. §50.
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “compianto”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes