cognate in Japanese
cognate in Japanese is 同源, 同根語 — cognate means allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
cognate in Japanese
同源
Pronounced: dōgen
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
同根語
Pronounced: dōkongo
(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?
- adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- adj Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- adj Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
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What is "cognate" in Japanese?
"cognate" in Japanese is 同源, 同根語. cognate means: Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
How do you pronounce 同源?
"cognate" in Japanese is 同源, pronounced "dōgen".
Are there other ways to say "cognate" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "cognate": 同源, 同根語.
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