teken

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, teiken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, *teikan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. Doublet of teiken (target, goal). Cognate with German Zeichen, English token.

Noun

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teken (plural tekens, diminutive tekentjie)

  1. sign; signal
  2. sign, signpost

Etymology 2

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From Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch *tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną, from etymology 1. Cognate with German zeichnen.

Verb

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teken (present teken, present participle tekenende, past participle geteken)

  1. to draw; to sketch
  2. to sign; to subscribe
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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteː.kən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: te‧ken
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Cognate with German Zeichen, English token and Danish tegn.

Noun

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teken n (plural tekenen or tekens, diminutive tekentje n)

  1. sign, indication, mark
    Het vreemde geluid kan een teken zijn van een probleem met de motor.
    The strange sound may be a sign of a problem with the engine.
    Er waren geen zichtbare tekens van schade aan de buitenkant van het gebouw.
    There were no visible indications of damage on the exterior of the building.
    Ze zocht naar tekens van leven in het verlaten gebied.
    She looked for signs of life in the abandoned area.
  2. sign, symbol
    Het yin-yang teken is een belangrijk symbool in de Chinese filosofie.
    The yin-yang symbol is an important symbol in Chinese philosophy.
    De letters van het alfabet zijn tekens die samen woorden vormen.
    The letters of the alphabet are symbols that form words together.
    De code bestond uit een reeks geheime tekens die alleen de ontvanger kon begrijpen.
    The code consisted of a series of secret symbols that only the receiver could understand.
  3. character
    Chinese tekensChinese characters
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: teken, teiken
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: tegn
  • Negerhollands: teken
  • Indonesian: teken

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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teken

  1. plural of teek

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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teken

  1. inflection of tekenen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛkən]
  • Hyphenation: té‧kên

Verb

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teken

  1. (informal, uncommon) to sign, to validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
    Synonym: menandatangani

Etymology 2

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See this page for the complete etymology information. Influenced by Javanese teken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtə.kən/
  • Hyphenation: tê‧kên

Verb

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teken (active neken, passive diteken, involuntary passive/active keteken)

  1. Informal form of tekan.

Further reading

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Low German

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Etymology

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See the noun Teken (symbol, sign)

Verb

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teken (past singular teken, past participle tekent, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to draw, sign

Conjugation

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Maranao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teken, compare Old Javanese tĕkĕn.

Noun

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teken

  1. staff, cane (for walking)

References

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn.

Noun

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têken n

  1. mark, sign
  2. gesture
  3. signal
  4. sign, indication
  5. mark, wound

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Participle

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teken (neuter teke, definite singular and plural tekne)

  1. past participle of ta
  2. past participle of taka

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *taikn.

Noun

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tēken n

  1. sign

Inflection

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Declension of tēken (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative tēken tēken
genitive tēkenes tēkena
dative tēkene tēkenum, tēkenem
accusative tēken tēken

Descendants

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn.

Noun

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teken n (plural tekens, diminutive tekentsje)

  1. sign
  2. mark
  3. symbol

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • teken”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011