English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From Middle English kith and kynne .
Literally, friends (“kith”) and family (“kin”).
kith and kin pl (plural only )
Both friends and family .
Translations [ edit ]
both friends and family
Arabic: آل (ar) ( ʔāl ) ( this may or may not include friends; if friends to be specifically added then use "الصحب والآل". Note this is the old Arabic equivalence to Kith and Kin, for modern formal usage "الأصدقاء والأقارب" is typically used ) ,
Armenian: ազգուտակ (hy) ( azgutak ) ( does not include friends )
Bengali: কুটুম খেশ ( kuṭum kheś )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 親朋戚友 / 亲朋戚友 ( can1 pang4 cik1 jau5 )
Mandarin: 親友 / 亲友 (zh) ( qīnyǒu ) , 親朋好友 / 亲朋好友 (zh) ( qīnpénghǎoyǒu )
Dutch: bloed- en zielverwanten pl
Finnish: perhe ja ystävät
Galician: achegados m pl , familiares e amigos m pl , íntimos m pl
German: Freunde und Familie pl
Hungarian: hozzátartozók ( this may or may not include friends; if not, "és barátok" can be added ) , barátok és rokonság , pereputty (hu)
Japanese: 家蔵 (ja) ( かぞう, kazō )
Manx: caarjyn as mooinjer pl
Middle English: kith and kynne
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: parientes y amigos, allegados m pl
Swedish: släkt och vänner c pl , nära och kära
Yiddish: קינד־און־קייט n pl ( kind-un-keyt )
See also [ edit ]