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kind
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?nd, IPA(key): /ka?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Etymology 1
From Middle English kynde, kunde, cunde, icunde, from Old English cynd (“generation, kind, nature, race”), ?ecynd, from Proto-Germanic *kundiz, *gakundiz, related to *kunj?. Cognate with Icelandic kind (“race, species, kind”). Doublet of gens, genesis, and jati. See also kin.
Alternative forms
- kinde, kynd, kynde (obsolete)
Noun
kind (plural kinds)
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- 1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VIII
- I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a kind of a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn't get at them.
- 1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VIII
- (archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
- (archaic) Family, lineage.
- (archaic) Manner.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- 1691, John Dryden, Prologue to King Arthur
- Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, / Are led by kind t'admire your fellow-creature.
- 1691, John Dryden, Prologue to King Arthur
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
Usage notes
In sense “goods or services” or “equivalent means”, used almost exclusively with “in” in expression in kind.
Synonyms
- genre
- sort
- type
- derivative
(1) and/or (2)
- generation
- offspring
- child
- See also Thesaurus:class
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kinde, kunde, kende, from Old English cynde, ?ecynde (“innate, natural, native”), from Old English cynd, ?ecynd (“nature, kind”).
Alternative forms
- kinde (obsolete)
Adjective
kind (comparative kinder, superlative kindest)
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Affectionate.
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
- Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, / The love he bore to learning was in fault.
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
- Favorable.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- (obsolete) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
- ?et haue I no kynde knowing quod I · ?et mote ?e kenne me better.
- it becommeth sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind tast.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- Kind in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- DINK, dink
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kind, from Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-Germanic *kind? (“offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *?enh?tóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?nt/
Noun
kind (plural kinders)
- child
Anagrams
- dink
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *?énu- (“cheek”). Compare Swedish kind, Norwegian and Icelandic kinn, Low German and German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ken/, [k?en?]
Noun
kind c (singular definite kinden, plural indefinite kinder)
- cheek
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-West Germanic *kind (“offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *kind? (“offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *?enh?tóm (“that which is produced, that which is given birth to”), related to *?n?h?tós (“produced, given birth”), from *?enh?- (“to produce, to give birth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?nt/
- Hyphenation: kind
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
kind n (plural kinderen or kinders, diminutive kindje n or kindertje n or kindeken n or kindelijn n)
- child, kid, non-adult human
- descendant, still a minor or irrespective of age
- In sommige patriarchale tradities blijven kinderen levenslang onvoorwaardelijk onderworpen aan het vaderlijk gezag, zoals aanvankelijk in het Oude Rome, in andere houdt een zoon op kind te zijn door zijn eigen gezin te stichten
- In certain patriarchal traditions, children remain subject to unconditional paternal authority for life, as originally in Ancient Rome, in other ones a son ceases to be a child by founding his own family
- Synonyms: afstammeling, telg
- In sommige patriarchale tradities blijven kinderen levenslang onvoorwaardelijk onderworpen aan het vaderlijk gezag, zoals aanvankelijk in het Oude Rome, in andere houdt een zoon op kind te zijn door zijn eigen gezin te stichten
- (figuratively) product of influence, breeding etc.
Usage notes
- The normal plural is kinderen. The form kinders is heard colloquially, often also humorously.
- In compounds, the word can take the form kinder- or kind- as a tail. The former is used more often, however.
- The dimunitive kindelijn is now archaic, but can still be found in some fossilized songs and religious texts.
Derived terms
See also
- dochter
- zoon
- blaag
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kind
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, cognate with Latin g?ns (“clan, tribe”). The sense of “sheep” is derived from the compound sauðkind, literally “sheep-kind”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /c??nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
kind f
- (obsolete) race, kind, kin
- a sheep (especially a ewe)
- (dated) used as a term of disparagement for a girl (or woman)
Declension
Synonyms
- (sheep): rolla, sauðkind
Derived terms
- kindarlegur
- mannkind
- sauðkind
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kind f, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *?énh?tis. Akin to English kind.
Noun
kind m (definite singular kinden, indefinite plural kindar, definite plural kindane)
kind n (definite singular kindet, indefinite plural kind, definite plural kinda)
- a child in a cradle
References
- “kind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kinþiz. Compare Latin g?ns (“clan, tribe”).
Noun
kind f (genitive kindar, plural kindir or kindr)
- race, kind, kin
- creature, being
Declension
Derived terms
- mannkind
- sauðkind
Descendants
- Icelandic: kind f
References
- kind in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kind (“child”).
Noun
kind n
- child
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German: kind, kint, kynd
- Dutch Low Saxon: kind, kiend, keend
- German Low German: Kind
- ? Old Frisian: kind
- West Frisian: kyn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *?énu- (“cheek”). Compare Danish kind, Norwegian and Icelandic kinn, German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd/
Noun
kind c
- (anatomy) cheek; a part of the face.
Declension
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kint
Noun
kind n (plural kinders)
- child
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nok
Atong (India)
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nok (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nok/
Noun
nok (Bengali script ???)
- house
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Czech
Noun
nok
- dumpling
Declension
Synonyms
- knedle
- knedlík
- knedlí?ek
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?n???]
Etymology 1
From the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cognate with Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”). In the maritime meaning, it is in borrowed from Dutch nok or Low German Nock.
Noun
nok c (singular definite nokken, plural indefinite nokker)
- (dialect) tap
- (nautical) yardarm, peak
Inflection
References
- “nok,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “nok,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German n?ch, from Proto-Germanic *gan?gaz, cognate with Old Norse nógr, gnógr, English enough, German genug.
Determiner
nok (uninflected)
- enough
Adverb
nok
- enough
- probably
References
- “nok,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “nok,5” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 3
From Low German noch, German noch, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, cognate with Dutch nog and Gothic ???????????????? (nauh).
Adverb
nok
- yet
References
- “nok,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “nok,6” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nocke, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnakka-, related to *hnakkô (“back of the neck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?k/
- Hyphenation: nok
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
nok f (plural nokken, diminutive nokje n)
- ridge of a roof
- cam
Derived terms
- nokvorst
Descendants
- ? Sranan Tongo: noko
Further reading
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) , “nok1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Garo
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nok (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nok/
Noun
nok
- house
- classifier for families, households, for what is held in a house.
Derived terms
- nokchaka
- nokdang
- nokdonggaa
- noking
- nokkap
- nokpante
Hlai
Etymology
From Proto-Hlai *C-nok (“monkey”), from Pre-Hlai *C-nok (Norquest, 2015).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hlai) IPA(key): /nok?/
Noun
nok
- monkey
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Compare Persian ????? (noxod).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /no?k/
- Rhymes: -o?k?
Noun
nok f (Arabic spelling ????)
- chickpea
Declension
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “nok”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German noch. Compare with Old Norse nógr.
Adverb
nok
- enough
- surely, probably
Derived terms
- riktignok
References
- “nok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German noch.
Adverb
nok
- enough
- Du har ikkje nok pengar.
- You don't have enough money.
- Du har ikkje nok pengar.
- surely, probably
- Eg ser det nok.
- I'll surely see it.
- Eg ser det nok.
References
- “nok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Rohingya
Etymology
From Bengali ?? (nôkh), from Sanskrit ?? (nakha).
Noun
nok
- nail (on fingers/toes)
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