teken.
sign, indication, mark
Meaning & usage
sign, indication, mark
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.
sign, symbol
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.
character
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.