Kinship Words Flashcards
माता
/ma:ta:/
‘mother’
[Nf-s]
माताएँ
/ma:ta:e:~/
‘mothers’
[Nf-p]
पिता
/pita:/
‘father’
[Nm-s]
पिता
/pita:/
‘father’
[Nm-p]
भाई
/bha:i:/
‘brother’
[Nm-s]
भाई
/bha:i:/
‘brother’
[Nm-p]
बहन
bahn/
‘sister’
[Nf-s]
बहनें
/bahne~/
‘sisters’
[Nf-p]
पति
/pati/
‘Husband’
[Nm-s]
पति
/pati/
‘Husbands’
[Nm-p]
पत्नी
/patni:/
‘Wife’
[Nf-s]
पत्नियाँ
/patniya:~/
‘Wives’
[Nf-p]
आदमी
a:dmi - man
[Nm-s]
आदमी
a:dmi - man (masc. s.)p
मामा
‘Maternal uncle’ (i.e. mother’s brother)
Nm s.
मामा
‘Maternal uncles’ (i.e. mother’s brothers)
Nm p.
मामी
/ma:mi:/
‘Maternal uncle’s wife’ (i.e. maternal aunt by marriage)
[Nf - s]
मामियाँ
/ma:miya:~/
‘Maternal aunts (by marriage)’
[Nf-p]
चाचा
/ca:ca:/
‘Father’s younger brother’ (i.e. paternal uncle)
[Nm-s]
चाचा
/ca:ca:/
‘Father’s younger brothers’ (i.e. paternal uncle)
[Nm-p]
चाची
/ca:ci:/
‘Father’s younger brother’s wife’ (i.e. paternal aunt by marriage)
[Nf-s]
चाचियाँ
/ca:ciya:~/
‘Paternal aunts (by marriage’
[Nf-p]
दादा
/da:da:/
‘Paternal grandfather’ (i.e. father’s father)
[Nm]
दादा
/da:da:/
‘Paternal grandfathers’ (i.e. father’s father)
[Nm-p]
दादी
/da:di:/
‘Paternal grandmother’
[Nf-s]
दादियाँ
/da:diya:~/
‘Paternal grandmothers’
[Nf-p]
बेटा
/be:Ta:/
‘Son’
[Nm-s]
बेटे
/be:Te:/
‘Sons’
[Nm-p]
बेटी
बेटियाँ
beTi: (daughter)
beTiya: (daughters)
पति
/pati/
‘Husband’
[Nm]
पति
/pati/
‘Husbands’
[Nm]
भतीजा
भतीजी
brother’s son (nefew)
brother’s daughter (neice)
भाँजा
भाँजा
sister’s son (nefew)
sister’s daughter (neice)
मौसी
मौसा
maternal aunt (mom’s sister)
husband of mom’s sister
फूफ़ा or बुआ
फूफ़ी
father’s sister
husband of father’s sister
नाना
नाना
/na:na:/
‘Maternal grandfather’
[Nm]
/na:na:/
‘Maternal grandfathers’
[Nm]
नानी
नानियाँ
/na:ni:/
‘Maternal gradnmother’
[Nf]
/na:niya:~/
‘Maternal grandmothers’
[Nf]
मौसी
मौसियाँ
/mausi:/
‘Mother’s sister’ (i.e. maternal aunt)
[Nf]
/mausiya:~/
‘Mother’s sisters’
[Nf]
मौसा
मौसा
/mausa:/
‘Mother’s sister’s husband’ (i.e. maternal uncle by marriage)
[Nm]
/mausa:/
‘Mother’s sisters’ husbands’
[Nm]
फ़ूफ़ी or बुआ
फ़ूफ़ियाँ or बुआएँ
/fu:fi:/ or /bua:/
‘Father’s sister’ (i.e. maternal aunt)
[Nf]
/fu:fi:ya:~/ or /bua:e:~/
‘Father’s sisters’
[Nf]
फ़ूफ़ा
फ़ूफ़ा
/fu:fa:/
‘Father’s sister’s husband’ (i.e. paternal uncle by marriage)
[Nm]
/fu:fa:/
‘Father’s sisters’ husbands’
[Nm]
