kusin

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See also: kušin

Finnish

Noun

kusin

  1. instructive plural of kusi

Verb

kusin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of kusta

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Swedish

Etymology

From French cousin, from Latin consobrinus. Caused a semantic shift in the words syssling and brylling, formally meaning ”cousin” (on mother’s and father’s side, respectively), to their modern meanings second cousin and third cousin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɵˈsiːn/
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  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

kusin c

  1. a cousin; a son or daughter of a person's aunt or uncle

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish cojín (cushion).

Pronunciation

Noun

kusín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. cushion (for kneeling on at the church)
    Synonyms: luhuran, kutson, unan
  2. cushion made of velvet or silk which native ladies would sit on
    Synonym: kutson

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References

  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 46: “Almohada) Coſin (pc) C. que vſan ya eſtas en la Igleſia”
    • page 166: “Cojin) Coſin (pc) C. de terciopelo o ſeda en q̃ ya las damas de la tierra ſe ſientã”
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 319

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