See also: akın, Akın, a-kin, and a kin

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Etymology

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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.).

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Adjective

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akin (comparative more akin, superlative most akin)

  1. (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.
  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 March 20 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “THURSDAY, March 9, 1709–1710. To the Spectator, &c..”, in The Spectator, number 8; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, [], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 39:
      She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.
      The spelling has been modernized.
    • 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, chapter XXXIX, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, [], published 1837, →OCLC:
      Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.
    • 1910 July, Zane Grey, “Old Well-Well”, in Success:
      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

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

Synonyms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “akin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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aki +‎ -n

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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akin

  1. superessive singular of aki

Narua

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Numeral

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akin

  1. one

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *akən (1sg oblique).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔakin/ [ˈʔaː.xɪn̪], (colloquial) /ˈʔaken/ [ˈʔaː.xɛn̪]
  • Rhymes: -akin
  • Syllabification: a‧kin

Determiner

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akin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. my

Pronoun

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akin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. (possessive) mine
    Synonym: (postpositive) ko
  2. (oblique) (to) me

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • akin at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • akin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aken₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ kin

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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