teken
Meaning
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- (neuter) sign, indication, mark
- (neuter) sign, symbol
- (neuter) character
Frequency
Hyphenated as
te‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈteː.kən/
Etymology
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.
New
teek
tick (insect)
New
tekenen
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- (transitive) to draw (by pencil)
- (transitive) to sign (write a signature)
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