pokrewny — meaning in English

English meaning

• akin adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
• cognate adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
• kindred noun One's relatives, taken collectively; family connections.

Senses

pokrewny is used for these senses in English:

• akin (often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
• cognate Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (legal) related on the mother's side.
• kindred Of the same nature, or of similar character.

akin — full definition

1. adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
2. adj Related by blood or descent.

cognate — full definition

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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