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) sign; signal 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) to draw; to sketch to sign; to subscribe === Related terms === teiken == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteː.kə(n)/ Hyphenation: te‧ken Rhymes: -eːkən === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== 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 tekenen van leven in het verlaten gebied. ― She looked for signs of life in the abandoned area. sign, symbol Synonym: symbool 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 ===== teiken (dialectal) teeken (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: teken, teiken Berbice Creole Dutch: tegn Negerhollands: teken → Indonesian: teken === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== teken plural of teek === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== teken inflection of tekenen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === keten, nekte == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈtɛkən] Hyphenation: té‧kên ==== Verb ==== teken (active meneken, passive diteken) (informal) to sign, to validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it Synonym: menandatangani === Etymology 2 === See this page for the complete etymology information. Influenced by Javanese teken. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtə.kən/ Hyphenation: tê‧kên ==== Verb ==== teken (active neken, passive diteken, involuntary passive/active keteken) informal form of tekan === Further reading === “teken”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Low German == === Etymology === See the noun Teken (“symbol, sign”) === Verb === teken (past singular teken, past participle tekent, auxiliary verb hebben) to draw, sign ==== Conjugation ==== == Maranao == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teken, compare Old Javanese tĕkĕn. === Noun === teken staff, cane (for walking) === References === Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn. === Noun === têken n or f mark, sign gesture signal sign, indication mark, wound ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== teiken ==== Derived terms ==== têkenen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: teken, teiken (dialectal), teeken (obsolete)Afrikaans: teken, teikenBerbice Creole Dutch: tegnNegerhollands: teken→ 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 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Participle === teken (neuter teke, definite singular and plural tekne) past participle of ta past participle of taka == Old Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *taikn. === Noun === tēken n sign ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== North Frisian: Föhr-Amrum: teeken Saterland Frisian: Teeken West Frisian: teken == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn. === Noun === teken n (plural tekens, diminutive tekentsje) sign mark symbol ==== Derived terms ==== breedteken ==== Further reading ==== “teken”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011