Kin

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

An irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese (Jìn).

Proper noun[edit]

Kin

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Jin.

Etymology 2[edit]

See Kinshasa

Proper noun[edit]

Kin

  1. Clipping of Kinshasa.

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Kin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きん

North Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with English kine, West Frisian kij.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /kɪn/

Noun[edit]

Kin

  1. plural of

Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare French Quin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Kin

  1. Kain (a village in Belgium)
  2. a surname