kin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Anagrams 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Ido 3.1 Cardinal number 4 Japanese 4.1 Noun 5 Kurdish 5.1 Adjective 5.1.1 Synonyms 6 Navajo 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 7 West Frisian 7.1 Noun 7.2 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English cynn from Proto-Germanic *kunjan from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“‘produce’”). Cognates include Swedish kön and Dutch kunne; and (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek γένος (genos), Latin genus.

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• enPR: kĭn, IPA: /kɪn/, SAMPA: /kIn/
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  Rhymes: -ɪn

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kin (uncountable)

1. One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

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• ink

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• akin
• kind
• kindred
• kinfolk
• kinship
• kinsman
• kinswoman
• kith and kin
• next of kin

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• kith

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kin (not comparable)

1. Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to"

   It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.

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kin m. and f. (plural kinnen, diminutive kinnetje, diminutive plural kinnetjes)

1. (anatomy) chin

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kin

1. five (5)

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kin (hiragana きん)

1. 金: gold; a piece of gold general in shogi
2. 筋: muscle
3. 勤:
4. 菌:

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kin

1. short

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• kurt
• qut
• quse

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[edit] Navajo

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• IPA: [kxɪ̀n]

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kin

1. house

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kin

1. chin

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kin

1. I can