đồng tông

Hai người đàn ông đồng tông gặp nhau tại buổi họp mặt gia đình.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of the same lineage or clan: Refers to people who share the same ancestral line or belong to the same extended family clan.
   • Of the same origin or kind: Describes things that share a common source, nature, or category.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai gia đình này đồng tông với nhau. (These two families share the same lineage.)
  • Những từ này đồng tông, đều có gốc Latinh. (These words are of the same origin, all having Latin roots.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal, academic, or historical contexts to discuss genealogy, linguistics, or taxonomy.

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng tộc (adj): Of the same ethnicity or race.
• Cùng dòng họ (phrase): Of the same family line.

Synonyms

• Consanguineous: Related by blood.
• Cognate: Having a common linguistic origin.
• Congeneric: Belonging to the same genus or kind.

Related Idioms

• : Blood is thicker than water. This idiom relates to the value of shared lineage, though it is not a direct equivalent of "đồng tông".