Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Hindi, Punjabi Scripts तेज(Hindi) ਤੇਜ(Gurmukhi) Pronounced Pron. /ˈt̪eːd͡ʒ/(Hindi) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour". As a Punjabi (Sikh) name it is sometimes feminine.