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cognate in Chinese

cognate in Chinese is 同源词 — cognate means allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.

cognate in Chinese

同源词
adj
Pronounced: tóng yuán cí
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
同源词
noun
Pronounced: tóng yuán cí
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.

What does "cognate" mean?

  1. adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
  2. adj Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
  3. adj Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

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What is "cognate" in Chinese?

"cognate" in Chinese is 同源词. cognate means: Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.

How do you pronounce 同源词?

"cognate" in Chinese is 同源词, pronounced "tóng yuán cí".

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