tacn

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • sign, significant form
  • token, credential
  • sign of the Zodiac
  • a distinguishing mark
  • a sign to attract attention, signal
  • a sign of anything future, a prognostic
  • an action that conveys a meaning
  • an indication, a mark which shows condition or state
  • a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence
  • a supernatural sign, miracle, prodigy
  • a signal event, remarkable circumstance

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *taikną (token, sign, symbol) root from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (point out, show, point, teach, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deyḱ-

Gloss

point out, show, point, teach, instruct

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

教

Emoji

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