cognate

n. குருதி உறவுடையவர், ஒரே இனத்தவர், உறவினர், ஸ்காத்லாந்து சட்டத்தில் தாய்வழி உறவினர், (பெ.) ஒரே இனமான, ஒரே மரபு மூலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த.

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Cog"nate, a. Etym: [L. cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p. of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See Nation, and cf. Connate.] 1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side. 2. Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language. Cog"nate, n. 1. (Law) Defn: One who is related to another on the female side. Wharton. 2. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.

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