Words for family members and other relatives in Nepali (नेपाली), an Eastern Pahari language spoken mainly in Nepal and India,.
Meaning | Nepali (नेपाली) |
---|---|
family | परिवार (parivāra) |
relation | नाता (nātā) |
relative | नातेदार (nātedāra) |
Own family | |
father | बुबा (bubā) |
mother | आमा (āmā) |
husband | लोग्ने (logne) |
wife | स्वास्नी (svāsnī) |
children | बच्चाबच्ची (baccābaccī) |
son | छोरा (chorā) |
daughter | छोरी (chorī) |
younger brother | भाइ (bhāi) |
elder brother | दाइ (dāi) |
younger sister | बहिनी (bahinī) |
elder sister | दिदी (didī) |
Father's side | |
grandfather (father's father) |
हजुरबुबा (hajurabubā) |
grandmother (father's mother) |
हजुरआमा (hajuraāmā) |
uncle (father's younger brother) |
काका (kākā) |
uncle (father's elder brother) |
ठुलाबा (ṭhulābā) |
uncle (father's sister's husband) |
फुपाजु (phupāju) |
aunt (father's younger brother's wife) |
काकी (kākī) |
aunt (father's elder brother's wife) |
ठुलीमा (ṭhulīmā ) |
aunt (father's sister) |
फुपू (phupū) |
Mother's side | |
grandfather (mother's father) |
हजुरबुबा (hajurabubā) |
grandmother (mother's mother) |
हजुरआमा (hajuraāmā) |
uncle (mother's brother) |
मामा (māmā) |
uncle (mother's sister's husband) |
सानाबा (sānābā) |
aunt (mother's brother's wife) |
माइजू (māijū) |
aunt (mother's sister) |
सानीमा (sānīmā ) |
Brother's side | |
sister-in-law (younger brother's wife) |
बुहारी (buhārī) |
sister-in-law (elder brother's wife) |
भाउजू (bhāujū) |
nephew (brother's son) |
भतिजो (bhatijo) |
niece (brother's daughter) |
भतिजी (bhatijī) |
Sister's side | |
brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) |
जुवाइँ (juvāĩ) |
brother-in-law (elder sister's husband) |
भिनाजु (bhināju) |
nephew (sister's son) |
भान्जो (bhānjo) |
niece (sister's daughter) |
भान्जी (bhānjī) |
Husband's side | |
father-in-law (husband's father) |
ससुरो (sasuro) |
mother-in-law (husband's mother) |
सासू (sāsū) |
brother-in-law (husband's younger brother) |
देवर (devara) |
brother-in-law (husband's elder brother) |
जेठाजु (jeṭhāju) |
sister-in-law (husband's younger brother's wife) |
देवरानी (devarānī) |
sister-in-law (husband's elder brother's wife) |
जेठानी (jeṭhānī) |
sister-in-law (husband's younger sister) |
नन्द (nanda) |
sister-in-law (husband's elder sister) |
आमाजू (āmājū) |
sister-in-law's husband (husband's younger sister's husband) |
नन्दे भाइ (nande bhāi) |
sister-in-law's husband (husband's elder sister's husband) |
बुबा (bubā) |
Wife's sister | |
father-in-law (wife's father) |
ससुरो (sasuro) |
mother-in-law (wife's mother) |
सासू (sāsū) |
brother-in-law (wife's younger brother) |
सालो (sālo) |
brother-in-law (wife's elder brother) |
जेठान (jeṭhāna) |
brother-in-law's wife (wife's younger brother's wife) |
बहिनी (bahinī) |
brother-in-law's wife (wife's elder brother's wife) |
जेठान दिदी (jeṭhāna didī) |
sister-in-law (wife's younger sister) |
साली (sālī) |
sister-in-law (wife's elder sister) |
जेठीसासू (jeṭhīsāsū) |
sister-in-law's husband (wife's younger sister's husband) |
साढु भाइ (sāḍhu bhāi) |
sister-in-law's husband (wife's elder sister's husband) |
साढु दाइ (sāḍhu dāi) |
Son's family | |
daughter-in-law (son's wife) |
बुहारी (buhārī) |
grandson (son's son) |
नाति (nāti) |
granddaughter (son's daughter) |
नातिनी (nātinī) |
Daughter's family | |
son-in-law (daughter's husband) |
जुवाइँ (juvāĩ) |
grandson (daughter's son) |
नाति (nāti) |
granddaughter (daughter's daughter) |
नातिनी (nātinī) |
Other relatives | |
cousin (father's sister's younger son) |
भानिज भाइ (bhānija bhāi) |
cousin (father's sister's elder son) |
भानिज दाइ (bhānija dāi) |
cousin (father's sister's younger daughter) |
भान्जी बहिनी (bhānjī bahinī) |
cousin (father's sister's elder daughter) |
भान्जी दिदी (bhānjī didī) |
cousin (mother's sister's son) |
सानीमाका छोरा (sānīmākā chorā) |
cousin (mother's sister's daughter) |
सानीमाकी छोरी (sānīmākī chorī) |
cousin (maternal uncle's son) |
मामाको छोरा (māmāko chorā) |
cousin (maternal uncle's daughter) |
मामाकी छोरी (māmākī chorī) |
Details provided by Arnav Darnal.
Hear some Nepali family words:
More information about family words in Nepali
https://www.imnepal.com/name-family-relations-english-nepali/
http://polymath.org/nepali_family.php
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