Kannada family relations
Extended family
Kannada terms for uncles, aunts, grandparents and in-laws — paternal and maternal sides have distinct words.
ಅಜ್ಜ
ajja
Grandfather
ಅಜ್ಜಿ
ajji
Grandmother
ದೊಡ್ಡಪ್ಪ
doḍḍappa
Father's elder brother
ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ಪ
chikkappa
Father's younger brother
ಮಾವ
māva
Mother's brother (maternal uncle)
ಅತ್ತೆ
atte
Father's sister / Mother-in-law
ಚಿಕ್ಕಮ್ಮ
chikkamma
Mother's younger sister
ದೊಡ್ಡಮ್ಮ
doḍḍamma
Mother's elder sister
ಮಾವ
māva
Father-in-law
ಅತ್ತಿಗೆ
attige
Elder brother's wife / sister-in-law
ಭಾವ
bhāva
Brother-in-law / cousin brother
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