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
- 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 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 | |
---|---|---|
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