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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyeollyuk
"우리는 진정한 혈육이다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person related by birth rather than by marriage or adoption; a consanguineous relative.
"She discovered that an old family friend was actually a close blood-relation." - 2
A shared biological connection between members of the same family or ancestry.
"The genetic test confirmed their blood-relation beyond any doubt."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'blood' from Old English 'blōd' (referring to kinship and ancestral lineage) and 'relation' from Middle French 'relation' and Latin 'relatio' (a bringing back or connection). Historically, it reflects the ancient cultural belief that familial connection and shared descent are physically carried within one's bloodline.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blood-relation" is said worldwide
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parent par le sang
Transliteration: paʁɑ̃ paʁ lə sɑ̃
"Il est mon parent par le sang."
Blutsverwandte
Transliteration: bluːtsfɛɐ̯ˌvantə
"Sie sind direkte Blutsverwandte."
consanguineo
Transliteration: konˈsangwi.neo
"È un mio consanguineo."
familiar consanguíneo
Transliteration: famiˈljaɾ konsaŋˈɡine.o
"Buscaba a un familiar consanguíneo perdido."
consanguíneo
Transliteration: kõsɐ̃ˈɡi.nɐj.u
"Eles são parentes consanguíneos."
सगे संबंधी
Transliteration: sage sambandhi
"वे मेरे सगे संबंधी हैं।"
血亲
Transliteration: xuèqīn
"他们之间有着血亲关系。"
혈육
Transliteration: hyeollyuk
"우리는 진정한 혈육이다."
血族
Transliteration: ketsuzoku
"彼は私の血族のひとりです。"
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