teken
Afrikaans
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]teken (plural tekens, diminutive tekentjie)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch *tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną, from etymology 1. Cognate with German zeichnen.
Verb
[edit]teken (present teken, present participle tekenende, past participle geteken)
Related terms
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]teken n (plural tekenen or tekens, diminutive tekentje n)
- sign, indication, mark
- Synonym: aanwijzing
- 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.
- 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.
- character
- Chinese tekens ― Chinese characters
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]teken
Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]teken
- inflection of tekenen:
Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]teken
- (informal, uncommon) to sign, to validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
- Synonym: menandatangani
Etymology 2
[edit]See this page for the complete etymology information. Influenced by Javanese teken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]teken (active neken, passive diteken, involuntary passive/active keteken)
- Informal form of tekan.
Further reading
[edit]- “teken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See the noun Teken (“symbol, sign”)
Verb
[edit]teken (past singular teken, past participle tekent, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | teken | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | teken | teken |
2nd person singular | tekens(t) | tekens(t) |
3rd person singular | teken(t) | teken |
plural | tekent, tekenen | teeknen, teken |
imperative | present | — |
singular | teken(e) | |
plural | tekent | |
participle | present | past |
teken | (e)tekent, getekent | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Maranao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teken, compare Old Javanese tĕkĕn.
Noun
[edit]teken
References
[edit]- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn.
Noun
[edit]têken n
Inflection
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “teken (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “teken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Participle
[edit]teken (neuter teke, definite singular and plural tekne)
- past participle of ta
- past participle of taka
Old Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *taikn.
Noun
[edit]tēken n
Inflection
[edit]Declension of tēken (neuter a-stem) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | tēken | tēken |
genitive | tēkenes | tēkena |
dative | tēkene | tēkenum, tēkenem |
accusative | tēken | tēken |
Descendants
[edit]West Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn.
Noun
[edit]teken n (plural tekens, diminutive tekentsje)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “teken”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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