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Hindi/Family relations
Family relation names in Hindi are very specific to the speaker. For example, your father's brother and your mother's
brother are not both just "uncle"; you would differentiate and address them using specific terms to indicate the precise
relationship. These terms can vary a bit from place to place. The following are some standard examples.

The polite word "Jii" is often added as a suffix to names to denote respect. It is very common to use when referring to or
especially addressing an elder, and sometimes for others depending on customs or the situation.

The transliteration is in ITRANS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITRANS) form, which allows for an exact mapping of
Devanagari characters to the Roman script.

Grandparents
Father's Father — दादा (daadaa) or बाबा (baabaa)
Father's Mother — दादी (daadii)
Mother's Father — नाना (naanaa)
Mother's Mother — नानी (naanii)

Parents
Mother: (mata)
Father: (pita)
MOTHER (mummy)

Siblings, cousins, and siblings-in-law

Brother — भाई (bhaaii)
Elder Brother — भैया (bhaiyaa) or भाई जी (bhaaii jii)
Younger Brother — छोटा भाई (chhoTaa bhaaii)
Husband's sister - ननद (nanad)
Sister — बिहन (bahin) or बहन (bahan)
Sister's husband — जीजा (jiijaa) or बहनोई (bahanoii)
Elder Sister — दीदी (diidii) or जीजी (jiijii)
Younger Sister — छोटी बहन (chhoTii bahan)
Husband's elder brother(brother-in-law) — जेठ (jeTh)
Husband's younger brother — दे वर (devar)
Elder brother's wife — भाभी (bhaabhii) or भौजी (bhaujii) or भौजाई (bhaujaaii)
Younger brother's wife — भयो (bhayo)
Wife's Sister — साली (saalii)
Wife's Brother — साला (saalaa)
Wife's Brother's wife — सलहज (salhaj)
Husband's Sister's Husband — न ोई (nandoii)
Wife's sister's husband — साढ़ू (saa.Dhuu)

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Husband's elder brother's wife — जेठानी (jeThaanii)

Husband's younger brother's wife — दे वरानी (devraanii)
There is no direct word for 'cousin' in hindi, rather phrases like uncle's/aunt's son/daughter, are used to regard a
cousin or simply they are regarded as brother/sister only.

Father's brother's son (cousin) - चचेरा भाई (chacheraa bhaaii)

Father's brother's daughter (cousin) - चचेरी बहन (chacherii bahan)
Father's sister's son (cousin) - फुफेरा भाई (phupheraa bhaaii)
Father's sister's daughter (cousin) - फुफेरी बहन (phupherii bahan)
Mother's brother's son (cousin) - ममेरा भाई (mameraa bhaaii)
Mother's brother's daughter (cousin) - ममेरी बहन (mamerii bahan)
Mother's sister's son (cousin) - मौसेरा भाई (mauseraa bhaii)
Mother's sister's daughter (cousin) - मौसेरी बहन (mauserii bahan)

Children and children-in-law

Son — बेटा (beTaa) or पु (putra)
Son's wife (daughter-in-law) — ब (bahuu)
Daughter — बेटी (beTii) or पु ी (putrii) or जाई (jaaii)
Daughter's husband (son-in-law) — दामाद (daamaad) or जमाई (jamaaii)

Grandchildren
Grandson (son's son) — पोता (potaa)
Granddaughter (son's daughter) — पोती (potii)
Grandson (daughter's son) — नाती (naatii) or नवासा (navaasaa) or दोहता (dohtaa)
Granddaughter (daughter's daughter) — नाितन (naatin) or नवासी (navaasii) or दोहती (dohtii)

Spouses and parents-in-law

Husband — पित (pati)
Wife — प ी (patnii) or बीवी (biivii)
Husband's Mother (Mother-in-law) — सास (saas)
Husband's Father (Father-in-law) — ससुर (sasur)
Fiancé or Fiancée —-मंगेतर (mangetar)

Aunts and uncles

Father's younger brother (uncle) — चाचा (chaachaa) or काका (kaakaa)
Father's younger brother's wife (aunt) — चाची (chaachii)
Father's elder brother's (Uncle) — ताया (taayaa) or ताऊ (taauu)
Father's elder brother's wife (Aunt) — ताई (taaii)
Father's sister (aunt) — बुआ (buaa) or भुआ (bhuaa) or फूफी (phuuphii)
Father's sister's husband फूफा (phuuphaa)
Mother's brother — मामा (maamaa) or मामू (maamuu)
Mother's brother's wife — मामी (maamii) or माई (maaii)

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Mother's younger sister — मौसी (mausii) or मासी (maasii) or ख़ाला (khaalaa)

Mother's younger sister's husband — मौसा (mausaa)
Mother's elder sister's (Uncle) — ताया (taayaa) or ताऊ (taauu)
Mother's elder sister's husband (Aunt) — ताई (taaii)

Nephews and nieces

Brother's son (nephew) — भतीजा (bhatiijaa)
Brother's daughter (niece) — भतीजी (bhatiijii)
Sister's son (nephew) — भानजा (bhaanjaa)
Sister's daughter (niece) — भानजी (bhaanjii)
Husband's elder brother's son — जेठौत (jeThaut)
Husband's elder brother's daughter — जेठौती (jeThautii)

References
McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
Snell, Rupert Teach yourself Hindi: A complete guide for beginners. Lincolnwood, IL : NTC Publishing Group, 1992.
ISBN 0-8442-3863-5

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