vraagteken
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch vraagteken. Equivalent to vraag (“question”) + teken (“sign, mark”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editvraagteken (plural vraagtekens, diminutive vraagtekentjie)
Derived terms
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom vraag + teken, perhaps a calque of German Fragezeichen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvraagteken n (plural vraagtekens, diminutive vraagtekentje n)
- a question mark (?) [from late 16th c.]
- something that is unknown or unclear, something unanswered [from 19th c.]
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: vraagteken
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