Punjabi family relations
Extended family
Punjabi kinship keeps the North Indian split between father's and mother's side, but with distinctly Punjabi words — tāiā, bhūā, phupphaṛ, māsaṛ, bharjāī. Content generated with AI assistance and pending native-speaker review.
ਦਾਦਾ
dādā
Paternal grandfather
ਦਾਦੀ
dādī
Paternal grandmother
ਨਾਨਾ
nānā
Maternal grandfather
ਨਾਨੀ
nānī
Maternal grandmother
ਚਾਚਾ
cācā
Father's younger brother
ਚਾਚੀ
cācī
Father's younger brother's wife
ਤਾਇਆ
tāiā
Father's elder brother
Hindi says tāū
ਤਾਈ
tāī
Father's elder brother's wife
ਮਾਮਾ
māmā
Mother's brother (maternal uncle)
ਮਾਮੀ
māmī
Mother's brother's wife
ਭੂਆ
bhūā
Father's sister
Hindi says buā
ਫੁੱਫੜ
phupphaṛ
Father's sister's husband
Hindi says phūphā
ਮਾਸੀ
māsī
Mother's sister
ਮਾਸੜ
māsaṛ
Mother's sister's husband
Hindi says mausā
ਸਹੁਰਾ
sahurā
Father-in-law
ਸੱਸ
sass
Mother-in-law
ਦਿਓਰ
dior
Husband's younger brother
ਜੇਠ
jeṭh
Husband's elder brother
ਭਰਜਾਈ / ਭਾਬੀ
bharjāī / bhābī
Brother's wife
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