Hindi family relations
Extended family
Hindi has the most elaborate kinship system in India — every uncle, aunt and in-law has a unique name. This is the famous list of chacha, mama, mausa, phupha.
दादा
dādā
Paternal grandfather
दादी
dādī
Paternal grandmother
नाना
nānā
Maternal grandfather
नानी
nānī
Maternal grandmother
चाचा
cācā
Father's younger brother
चाची
cācī
Father's younger brother's wife
ताऊ
tāū
Father's elder brother
ताई
tāī
Father's elder brother's wife
मामा
māmā
Mother's brother (maternal uncle)
मामी
māmī
Mother's brother's wife
बुआ
buā
Father's sister
फूफा
phūphā
Father's sister's husband
मौसी
mausī
Mother's sister
मौसा
mausā
Mother's sister's husband
ससुर
sasur
Father-in-law
सास
sās
Mother-in-law
देवर
devar
Husband's younger brother
जेठ
jeṭh
Husband's elder brother
भाभी
bhābhī
Brother's wife
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