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cognate

/ˈkɑgneɪt/ /ˈkɒgneɪt/
noun
GeneralLinguistics
  1. 1 kökteş kelime
  2. 2 akraba kelime

Definition (English)

  1. A word that has the same origin as a word in another language.
  2. A word that is related to another word in a different language because they both come from the same original word.

Example Sentences

  1. 'Father' in English and 'padre' in Spanish are cognates.
    İngilizce'deki 'father' ve İspanyolca'daki 'padre' kökteş kelimelerdir.
  2. Linguists study cognates to understand language evolution.
    Dilbilimciler dil evrimini anlamak için kökteş kelimeleri inceler.

Collocations

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