teken

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiə̯kən/

Etymology 1

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

teken (plural tekens, diminutive tekentjie)

1. sign; signal
2. sign, signpost

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

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

Related terms

• teiken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.kən/

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• Hyphenation: te‧ken
• Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. sign

   De firma kent sterren aan restaurants toe als teken van de kwaliteit. ― The firm confers stars to restaurants as a sign of quality.

2. signal
3. character

   Chinese tekens ― Chinese characters

Alternative forms

• teiken (dialectal)

Derived terms

• gedenkteken
• wonderteken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: teken, teiken
• → Indonesian: teken

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

teken

1. Plural form of teek

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

teken

1. first-person singular present indicative of tekenen
2. imperative of tekenen

Anagrams

• keten, nekte

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tèkên

1. (colloquial) to sign, to validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.

   Synonym: menandatangani

Further reading

• “teken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Low German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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

1. to draw, sign

Conjugation

Conjugation of teken (weak verb, irregular)

infinitive	teken
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.

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Maranao

Noun

teken

1. staff, cane (for walking)

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

têken n

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• teiken

Derived terms

• têkenen

Descendants

• Dutch: teken, teiken
  • Afrikaans: teken, teiken
  • → Indonesian: teken
• Limburgish: teike

Further reading

• “teken (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “teken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Participle

teken (neuter teke, definite singular and plural tekne)

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

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

tēken n

1. sign

Inflection

Declension of tēken (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	tēken	tēken
accusative	tēken	tēken
genitive	tēkenes	tēkena
dative	tēkene	tēkenum, tēkenem

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: teeken

• Saterland Frisian: Teeken
• West Frisian: teken

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

teken n (plural tekens, diminutive tekentsje)

1. sign
2. mark
3. symbol

Derived terms

• breedteken

Further reading

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