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Meaning of teika | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1

[tēīka]

Definitions

locative singular of teika
feminine, form-of, locative, singular
legend, tale (traditional folk narrative combining the real and the fantastic; the respective genre)
declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

العربية حِكَايَة خُرَافِيَّة

Bosanski paśaka

Català cuento rondalla

Deutsch Märchen Volksmärchen

English folktale legend tale

Español leyenda

Suomi kansantaru

Français Conte conte populaire

Hrvatski paśaka

Magyar népmese

Bahasa Indonesia cerita rakyat

Igbo iro

日本語昔話民話民間説話

한국어 동화 민간 설화 민화 옛날이야기 옛이야기

Latina fābula

Latviešu pasaka

Nederlands volksverhaal

Português conto popular

Русский наро́дная ска́зка сказка

Српски paśaka

Sesotho tshumo

Svenska folksaga

Tagalog kuwentong-bayan

Examples

“latviešu tautas teika”

a Latvian folk tale, legend

“teika par Dundagas pili”

the legend of the Dundaga castle

“teika par Lāčplēsi”

the legend of Lāčplēsis (the Bear-Slayer)

“vietu teikas”

local legends, tales

“stāstīt teikas”

to tell legends, tales

“sena teika stāsta, ka Sjerraleone (tulkojumā “Lauvu kalni”) dabūjusi savu nosaukumu no portugāļu jūras braucējiem”

an old legend says that Sierra Leone (literally “Lion Mountains”) obtained its name from Portuguese sailors

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of teika | Babel Free

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