Telugu family relations
Extended family
Uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins in Telugu — Indian kinship distinguishes maternal from paternal sides.
తాత
tāta
Grandfather
Both paternal and maternal
అమ్మమ్మ
ammamma
Maternal grandmother
నానమ్మ
nānamma
Paternal grandmother
పెదనాన్న
pedanānna
Father's elder brother
చిన్నాన్న
chinnānna
Father's younger brother
మామయ్య
māmayya
Mother's brother (maternal uncle)
అత్త
atta
Father's sister / Mother-in-law
పిన్ని
pinni
Mother's younger sister
పెద్దమ్మ
peddamma
Mother's elder sister
మామగారు
māmagāru
Father-in-law
వదిన
vadina
Elder brother's wife / sister-in-law
బావ
bāva
Brother-in-law / male cousin (married to sister or maternal uncle's son)
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