Words for family members and other relatives in Telugu (తెలుగు), a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southern India.
Meaning | Telugu (తెలుగు) |
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family | కుటుంబం (kuṭumbaṁ) |
relatives | బంధువులు (bandhuvulu) |
father | తండ్రి (taṇḍri), నాన్న (nānna) నాన్నగారు (nānna gāru) |
mother | తల్లి (talli), అమ్మ (amma) |
husband | భర్త (bharta) |
wife | భార్య (bhārya) |
child | బిడ్డ (biḍḍa) |
son | కొడుకు (koḍuku) |
daughter | కూతురు (kūturu) |
brother | సోదరుడు (sōdaruḍu) అన్న (anna) - older brother తమ్మడు (tammaḍu) younger brother |
sister | సోదరి (sōdari) అక్క (akka), అక్కయ్య (akkayya) - older sister చెల్లె (celle), చెల్లెలు (cellelu) - younger sister |
uncle | మేనమామ (mēnamāma) పెద్దనాన్న (peddanānna) - father’s older brother చిన్నాన్న (cinnanna) - father’s younger brother మామయ్య (mamayya) - mother’s brother |
aunt | మేనత్త (mēnatta) పెద్దమ్మ (peḍḍmma) - mother’s older sister పిన్ని (pinni) - mother’s younger sister అత్తా (attā) - father’s sister |
cousin | బావ (bāva) - male వదిన (vadina) - female |
nephew | మేనల్లుడు (mēnalluḍu) |
niece | మేనకొడలు (mēnakoḍalu) |
grandfather | తాత (tāta), తాతయ్య (tātayya) |
grandmother | నానమ్మ (nānamma), బామ్మా (bāmmā), మామ్మ (māmma) - father’s mother అమ్మమ్మ (ammamma) - mother’s mother |
grandson | మనవడు (manavaḍu) |
granddaugther | మనవరాలు (manavarālu) |
Hear some Telugu family words:
Information about family words in Telugu
https://www.2indya.com/telugu-names-of-relations-and-family-members/
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