kin

See also kín, and -kin

English

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.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kĭn, IPA: /kɪn/, SAMPA: /kIn/

• Audio (US)

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  Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

kin (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

• ink

Derived terms

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

See also

• kith
• clan

External links

• Kin in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Translations

a relative

Finnish: sukulainen (fi) Greek: συγγενής (el) (sigenís) m. and f. Italian: parente (it) Korean: 친척 (親戚, chincheok) Kurdish: خزم Nahuatl: ueponi Polish: krewny (pl) m.

Portuguese: parente (pt) m. Russian: родня (ru) (rodnjá) m. Scottish Gaelic: cinneadh m., dàimh f., cleamhnas m. Serbian: srod m. Slovene: sorodnik (sl) m., sorodnica (sl) f. Spanish: pariente (es)

relatives collectively

Armenian: ցեղ (hy) (c’eġ), տոհմ (hy) (tohm) Old Armenian: ցեղ (c’eł), տոհմ (tohm), զարմ (zarm) Finnish: suku (fi)

Greek: συγγενείς (el) (sigenís) m. and f. pl., οικογένεια (el) (ikogénia) f. Icelandic: ættmenni (is) n. pl., skyldmenni n. pl. Slovene: sorodstvo (sl) n.  !Xóõ: tâa,!kxʻái

Adjective

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.

Translations

related by blood or marriage

Finnish: sukua Icelandic: skyldur (is) m., skyld (is) f., skylt (is) n.

Scottish Gaelic: càirdeach (gd) Tamil: கேளிர் (ta)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪn
• IPA: /kɪn/

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Noun

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

1. (anatomy) chin

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Ido

Cardinal number

kin

1. five (5)

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Japanese

See also kiin

Noun

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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Kurdish

Adjective

kin

1. short

Synonyms

• kurt
• qut
• quse

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Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kxɪ̀n]

Noun

kin

1. market
2. house, cabin
3. town

Synonyms

• (town): kin shijaaʼ, kin łání

See also

• hooghan

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Ngarrindjeri

Pronoun

kin

1. him

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Tai Dam

Etymology

Compare Lao ກິນ (kin) and Thai กิน (gin)

Verb

kin

1. to eat

References

• http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tai/taidam/alphabet.htm

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West Frisian

Noun

kin

1. chin

Verb

kin

1. I can