raken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈraːkə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to touch
  • (transitive) to hit to not miss
  • (copulative) to become

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch rāken (reach, hit, touch, acquire) inherited from Old Dutch *rakon inherited from Proto-Germanic *rakōną (run, take a course direction, choose a direction).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rakōną

Gloss

run, take a course direction, choose a direction

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
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