teen

Afrikaans

/tɪən/

preposition
Definitions
  • against

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish tegen (against, counter-, counter, opposite, contra-, anti) inherited from Middle Dutch tegen derived from Old Dutch gegin derived from Proto-Germanic *gagin (towards, against, in return, back).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gagin

Gloss

towards, against, in return, back

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Kanji

後, 背

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