תיכון
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ת־ו־ך |
Etymology 1
תּוֹךְ (tókh, “inside”) + ־ֹון (-ón). Compare רִאשׁוֹן (rishón, “first”) from רֹאשׁ (rósh, “head”).
Adjective
תִּיכוֹן • (tikhón) (feminine תִּיכוֹנָה, masculine plural תִּיכוֹנִים, feminine plural תִּיכוֹנוֹת) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]
- middle, central
Derived terms
- הַיָּם הַתִּיכוֹן (hayám hatikhón)
Etymology 2
The sense high school is shortened from בֵּית סֵפֶר תִּיכוֹן (“high school”), and the sense median is a semantic loan from English.
Noun
תִּיכוֹן • (tikhón) m (plural indefinite תִּיכוֹנִים, plural construct תִּיכוֹנֵי־)
- (colloquial) a high school
- (geometry, statistics) a median
Synonyms
- חטיבה עליונה