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taken
English
Etymology
From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *?etacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *t?kanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *t?kan? (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?te?k?n/
- Rhymes: -e?k?n
- Hyphenation: tak?en
Adjective
taken (not comparable)
- Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
- He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
- (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
- I can't ask her out, she's taken.
Translations
Verb
taken
- past participle of take
Anagrams
- Kenta, tekan
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?k?n
- IPA(key): /?ta?k?(n)/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch t?ken, from Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-Germanic *takan? (“to touch”).
Verb
taken
- (archaic, dialectal) to take, to grasp
- (archaic, dialectal) to touch
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
taken
- Plural form of taak
Anagrams
- akten, kante, tanke
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-Germanic *takan? (“to touch”).
Verb
t?ken
- to take, to grab
- to get, to achieve
Inflection
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Descendants
- Dutch: taken
- Limburgish: take
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “taken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From late Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *t?kan? (“to touch, grasp”).
Alternative forms
- tak, take, takon, takke, tac, tacke, thake, to
- ta, tan, tane (Northern)
- tacen, tæcen (early)
Verb
taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tok, past participle taken)
- to take
Conjugation
Derived terms
- tak
Descendants
- English: take
- Northumbrian: tak, tyek
- Scots: tak, ta
References
- “t?ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- take, takene, takun, takuth, teken
- tas, tase (Northern); ta, tan (northwest Midlands)
Verb
taken
- present indicative/subjunctive plural of taken (“to take”)
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
- take, tak, takene, takenne, takine, takein, takon, takun, thaken, toke, token, tok, tane, tan, taked
- tain, taine, tone, ton, toine, tene (Northern); tain, taine (northeast Midlands)
Verb
taken
- past participle of taken (“to take”)
Etymology 4
Noun
taken (plural takenes)
- (Northern, early) Alternative form of token
Etymology 5
Verb
taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle taked)
- (Northern) Alternative form of toknen
Swedish
Noun
taken
- definite plural of tak
Anagrams
- akten, naket, nekat, tanke
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takin
English
Etymology
From a Tibeto-Burman language, probably Miju or Taraon.
Noun
takin (plural takins)
- A goat-antelope, species Budorcas taxicolor.
Synonyms
- cattle chamois
- gnu goat
Hyponyms
- (Budorcas): Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor); Shaanxi takin, golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi); Tibetan takin, Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana); Bhutan takin, (Budorcas takin whitei)
Translations
Further reading
- takin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Budorcas taxicolor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Budorcas taxicolor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Ankit, Atkin, Kitan
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta?kin
Verb
takin
- to strap something around the waist
Noun
takin
- that which is strapped around the waist
Finnish
Noun
takin
- Genitive singular form of takki.
Anagrams
- aktin, inkat, kanit, katin, kinat, nakit, tikan, tinka
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [t???in?]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /t?ækin?/
- Bender phonemes: {takin}
Etymology
Borrowed from English stocking. Doublet of jito?kin.
Noun
takin
- socks
Synonyms
- jito?kin
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Tagalog
Noun
takín
- bark of a puppy; single warning bark of a dog
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