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cognate vs kin

kin vs cognate

cognate and kin both are nouns.

cognate and kin both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cognate Yes Yes No No
kin Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, cognate and kin are synonyms defined as:
  • cognate and kin: related by blood
Other synonyms of cognate include akin, blood-related, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous.
cognate (noun) kin (noun)
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language group of people related by blood or marriage
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another a person having kinship with another or others
cognate (adjective) kin (adjective)
related by blood related by blood
having the same ancestral language
related in nature
Difference between cognate and kin

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