akin

akin

See also: akın and Akın

English

Etymology

From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- +‎ kin (1550s)[1]. Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈkɪn/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌˈkɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Adjective

akin (comparative more akin, superlative most akin)

1. (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.
   • 1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], 3rd edition, London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edlin, […]; W[illiam] Mears, […]; J. Brotherton, […]; C. King, and J. Stags, […], published 1722, OCLC 745118774:

     We are too near akin to lie together, though we may lodge near one another.

   • 1897, Joseph Conrad, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, ch. 2:

     The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea.

2. (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
   • 1677, Theophilus Gale, The Court of the Gentiles, T. Cockeril, part 4, bk. 1, ch. 2, p. 27:

     Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?

   • 1710, anon., "To the Spectator, &c.," The Spectator, vol. 1, no. 8 (March 9), p. 39:

     She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.

   • 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, chapter 39, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, OCLC 28228280:

     Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.

   • 1910, Zane Grey, "Old Well-Well," Success (July):

     Something akin to a smile shone on his face.

   • 2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 52:

     I'll be interested to see how this service does. It will be basic with fares to match, so will be akin to a budget airline taking on a flag-carrier.

Usage notes

• This adjective is always placed after the noun that it modifies.

Synonyms

• (related by blood): See also Thesaurus:consanguine
• (of the same kind): See also Thesaurus:akin

Derived terms

• unakin

Related terms

• consanguine

Translations

of the same kin; related by blood

Bulgarian: имащ кръвно родство (imašt krǎvno rodstvo) Czech: příbuzný (cs) m Dutch: verwant (nl) French: apparenté (fr) m German: verwandt (de) Italian: consanguineo (it) m Polish: spokrewniony (pl) m Portuguese: semelhante (pt) m or f Russian: ро́дственный (ru) (ródstvennyj) Serbo-Croatian: srȍdan (sh) Slovak: pokrvný m Spanish: emparentado (es) Ukrainian: споріднений (uk) (sporidnenyj)

of the same kind; similar

Bulgarian: сроден (bg) (sroden), близък (bg) (blizǎk) Catalan: semblant (ca) m or f Chinese: Mandarin: 与（……）相似 Czech: podobný (cs) m, blízký (cs) m, srovnatelný m Dutch: gelijkaardig (nl), verwant (nl) Esperanto: simila, rilata French: analogue (fr) m German: ähnlich (de), analog (de) Italian: affine (it) Polish: pokrewny (pl) m, zbliżony (pl) m Portuguese: semelhante (pt) m or f Russian: сродни́ (ru) (srodní), подо́бный (ru) (podóbnyj) Serbo-Croatian: srȍdan (sh) Slovak: podobný m, príbuzný m, taký ako ... m Spanish: semejante (es), similar (es) Ukrainian: подібний (podibnyj)

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Hebrew: (please verify) דומה‎, (please verify) קשור‎ (he) (compare קרבת דם)

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “akin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Inka, Kian, Naik, kain, kina, naik

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Hungarian

Etymology

aki +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒkin]
• Hyphenation: akin

Pronoun

akin

1. superessive singular of aki

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 'kin – contraction, used with sa

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧kin
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakin/, [ˈʔa.xɪn]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaken/, [ˈʔa.xen] (colloquial)

Determiner

akin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. my

Pronoun

akin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. (possessive) mine
2. (oblique) (to) me

Derived terms

• akina
• aking-akin
• akinin
• mapasaakin
• sa ganang akin
• sumaakin

 

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

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Yoruba

Etymology

From a- +‎ kin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kĩ̄/

Noun

akin

1. bravery, valor, courage

   Synonyms: ògbójú, àyà

2. brave person; warrior

   Synonym: alákin

3. A prefix used in male Yoruba given names, (ex. Akíndélé).

Derived terms

• Akin (“Yoruba name, and a shortening of many names with the prefix 'Akin'”)
• alákin (“a brave person”)