Tejate [Vedic tejate from tij (*stij) = Latin in-stīgo (to spur), Greek στίζω, στικτός, Old High German stehhan, Nhg. stecken, English stick] to be sharp or to make sharp, to prick, to incite, etc. — See tikkha, tikhiṇa, tiṇha, titikkhati, tittaka, teja, etc.