vraagteken

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vraagteken. Equivalent to vraag (“question”) +‎ teken (“sign, mark”).

Noun

vraagteken (plural vraagtekens, diminutive vraagtekentjie)

  1. question mark

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From vraag +‎ teken, perhaps a calque of German Fragezeichen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvraːxˌteː.kə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vraag‧te‧ken

Noun

vraagteken n (plural vraagtekens, diminutive vraagtekentje n)

  1. a question mark (?) [from late 16th c.]
  2. something that is unknown or unclear, something unanswered [from 19th c.]

Descendants
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