Kin

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Kin

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Jin.

Etymology 2

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See Kinshasa

Proper noun

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Kin

  1. Clipping of Kinshasa.

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Kin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きん

North Frisian

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Etymology

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Cognate with English kine, West Frisian kij.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kɪn/

Noun

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Kin

  1. plural of

Walloon

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Etymology

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Compare French Quin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kin

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