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teken.

sign, indication, mark

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈteː.kə(n)/
  1. sign, indication, mark

    neuter
    Het vreemde geluid kan een teken zijn van een probleem met de motor.
    Er waren geen zichtbare tekens van schade aan de buitenkant van het gebouw.
  2. sign, symbol

    neuter
    De letters van het alfabet zijn tekens die samen woorden vormen.
    De code bestond uit een reeks geheime tekens die alleen de ontvanger kon begrijpen.
  3. character

    neuter
    Chinese tekens
Where this word comes from

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.

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