token

alama, aya, shaida

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtəʊkən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈtoʊkən/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular token

Plural tokens

1. (countable) A token is an individual symbol, representing something else. <> aya, alama, tambarin da ke wakiltar wani abu.
   1. It was a token of the resurrection that he had already predicted some time prior to this event
      Hakan dai alamar tashin matattu da ya riga ya annabta kafin wannan aukuwa
      
      
   2. A token unto them is the dead earth <> Kuma aya ce a gare su: matacciyar ƙasa. --Qur'an 36:33
      
      
2. (countable) A token can be a plastic or metal disc used instead of a coin. <> jito [1], kwabo.

   He had to put a token in the ticket machine to enter the station.

Adjective

Positive token

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. A token is a small amount, purely symbolic. <> madadi.

   He was not interested in winning, so he only made a token effort.