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{{short description|glossary of Hindustani words and phrases to describe familial relationships}}
{{Anthropology of kinship|terms}}

[[File:North Indian familly.jpg|200px|thumb|Network diagram for North Indian extended family]]

The [[kinship term]]s of [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] ([[Hindi]]-[[Urdu]]) differ from the English system in certain respects.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shapiro|first1=Michael C. |last2=Schiffman|first2=Harold F. |title=Language and Society in South Asia |year=1981|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|language=English|isbn=9788120826076|page=229|quote=Southworth and Dawsanigo on in their discussion of theoretical properties of kinship systems to show that while the English kinship system differs from both the Hindi-Urdu system and the Tamil one, the latter two systems also differ from each other.}}</ref> In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender,<ref name="SouthworthDaswani1974">{{cite book|last1=Southworth|first1=Franklin C.|last2=Daswani|first2=Chander J.|title=Foundations of linguistics|url=https://archive.org/details/foundationsofli000sout|url-access=registration|year=1974|publisher=Free Press|language=English |isbn=9780029303009|page=[https://archive.org/details/foundationsofli000sout/page/190 190]|quote=In this case, EGO can be of either sex (though in some kinship systems, such as that of Hindi-Urdu, the sex of EGO affects the choice of terms for certain relatives).}}</ref> and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect.<ref name="HansenMalmkjær2004">{{cite book|last1=Hansen|first1=Gyde|last2=Malmkjær|first2=Kirsten|last3=Gile|first3=Daniel|title=Claims, Changes and Challenges in Translation Studies: Selected Contributions from the EST Congress, Copenhagen 2001|url=https://archive.org/details/claimschangescha00hans|url-access=limited|date=1 January 2004|publisher=John Benjamins Publishing|language=English|isbn=9789027216564|page=[https://archive.org/details/claimschangescha00hans/page/n290 276]|quote=Kinship terms are also used for respect (e.g. 'older sister' for a woman one's own age or slightly older and the ubiquitous 'auntie' or 'uncle' in both Hindi/Urdu and English, especially but not exclusively used by children).}}</ref> Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear- out distinction between the blood relations and affinal relations."<ref name="Trivedi1983">{{cite book|last=Trivedi|first=Govind Mohan|title=Socio-linguistic study in an Andhra village|year=1983|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India, Govt. of India|language=English|page=89}}</ref>

==Relations==

===Paternal===
Pardada (परदादा, پردادا) - One's father's father's father (One's paternal great-grandfather)

Pardadi (परदादी, پردادی) - One's father's father's mother (One's paternal great-grandmother)

Dada (दादा, دادا) - One's father's father (One's paternal grandfather)

Dadi (दादी, دادی) - One's father's mother (One's paternal grandmother)

Papa (पापा, پاپا) - One's father

Pitaji (पिताजी, پتاجی) - One's father (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Abba/Baba (अब्बा/बाबा, بابا/ابا) - One's father (used mainly by the Muslim community)

Chāchā (चाचा, چاچا) - One's father's younger brother<ref name="Platts2020">{{cite web |author1=John Thompson Platts |author-link=John Thompson Platts |title=A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?qs=%DA%86%D8%A7%DA%86%D8%A7&matchtype=default |publisher=[[Digital South Asia Library]] |accessdate=8 March 2020 |language=English |date=1884 |quote=چاچا चाचा ćāćā (p. 416) H چاچا चाचा ćāćā [S. तात or तात्य+कः], s.m. A paternal uncle (see ćaććā or ćaćā, the more com. forms).}}</ref><ref name="Rekhta2020">{{cite web |title=Meaning of چاچا |url=https://www.rekhta.org/urdudictionary/?keyword=%DA%86%D8%A7%DA%86%D8%A7 |website=Rekhta |accessdate=8 March 2020 |language=English |quote=PLATTS DICTIONARY: چاچا चाचा ćāćā H چاچا चाचा ćāćā [S. तात or तात्य+कः], s.m. A paternal uncle (see ćaććā or ćaćā, the more com. forms).}}</ref><ref name="Shakespear1817">{{cite book |author1=John Shakespear |author-link=John Shakespear |title=A Dictionary, Hindūstānī and English |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryhindus00shak_0 |date=1817 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryhindus00shak_0/page/300 300] |language=English |quote=H. چاچا ''chāchā'', s.m. Paternal uncle. See چچا.}}</ref>

Chachā (चचा, چچا) - One's father's younger brother<ref name="Platts">{{cite web |author1=John Thompson Platts |author-link=John Thompson Platts |title=A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?qs=%DA%86%DA%86%D8%A7&searchhws=yes |publisher=[[Digital South Asia Library]] |accessdate=8 March 2020 |language=English |date=1884 |quote= 1) چچا चचा ćaćā (p. 427) H چچا चचा ćaćā, चच्चा ćaććā [S. तात्य+कः; cf. ćaćā], s.m. Paternal uncle, father's (younger) brother; — a superior; a knowing or astute fellow: — ćaćā banānā, v.t. To give (one) a beating, to castigate: — ćaćā-zād bhāʼī, s.m. A cousin, a father's younger brother's son.}}</ref><ref name="Bate1875">{{cite book |last1=Bate |first1=John Drew |title=A dictionary of the Hindee language |date=1875 |publisher=Lazarus |language=English |page=193|quote=चचा, ''m''. a paternal uncle (father's brother).}}</ref>

Chachi (चाची, چاچی) - One's father's brother's wife

Tau (ताऊ, تاُّو) - One's father's elder brother

Taya (ताया, تایا) - One's father's elder brother

Barka Abba - One's father's elder brother (used mainly by the Muslim community)

Bare Papa (बड़े पापा, بڑے پاپا) - One's father's elder brother

Tai (ताई, تائی) - One's father's elder brother's wife

Bari Ma (बड़ी माँ, بڑی ماں) - One's father's elder brother's wife

Bua (बुआ, بوا) - One's father's sister

Phuphi (फूफी, پھپی) - One's father's sister

Phupha (फूफा, پھوپا) - One's father's sister's husband

===Maternal===
Parnana (परनाना, پرنانا) - One's mother's father's father

Parnani (परनानी, پرنانی) - One's mother's father's mother

Nana (नाना, نانا) - One's mother's father

Nani (नानी, نانی) - One's mother's mother

Ma/Amma/Ammi (माँ, ماں) - One's mother

Mausi/Mausiya (मौसी, موسی) - One's mother's sister (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Khala/Barki Amma - One's mother's elder sister (used by the Muslim community)

Mausa (मौसा, موسا) - One's mother's sister's husband (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Mama (मामा, ماما) - One's mother's brother

Mami (मामी, مامی) - One's mother's brother's wife

=== Siblings ===
Bhai (भाई, بھائی) / Bhaiya (भैया, بھئيا) - One's parent's (share at least one parent) son (your Brother, male sibling)<ref>[http://www.shabdkosh.com/s?e=brother&f=0&t=10&l=hi Shabdosh brother]</ref>

Behen (बहन, بہیں) - One's parent's (share at least one parent) daughter (your younger Sister, female sibling)

Didi (दीदी, دیدی) - One's parent's (share at least one parent) daughter (your elder Sister, female sibling)

=== Brother's family ===
[[wikt:Bhabhi|Bhabhi]] (भाबी, بھابی) - Brother's wife (usually applied for an elder brother's wife)

Bhatija (भतीजा,بھتیجا) - One's brother's son

Bhatiji (भतीजी, بھتیجی) - One's brother's daughter

=== Sister's family ===
Jija (जीजा, جیجا) - Sister's husband (usually applied for an elder sister's husband)

Bhanja (भांजा, بھانجا) - One's sister's son

Bhanji (भांजी, بھانجی) - One's sister's daughter

=== Individual's family ===
Main (मैं, میں) - First form ('I')

Patni (पत्नी, پتنی) - One's wife<ref>[http://www.shabdkosh.com/s?e=wife&f=0&t=10&l=hi] Shabdosh wife</ref> (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Biwi (बीवी, بیوی) - One's wife

Pati (पति, پتی) - One's husband (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Khavind (ख़ाविंद, خاوند) - One's husband (used mainly by the Muslim community)

Beta (बेटा, بیٹا) - One's son

Beti (बेटी, بیٹی) - One's daughter

Pota (पोता, پوتا) - Son's son

Poti (पोती, پوتی) - Son's daughter

Naati/Dohtaa (नाती/दोहता) - Daughter's son (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Naatin/Dohtii (नातिन/दोहती) - Daughter's daughter (used mainly by the Hindu community)

Nawaasa (نواسہ नवासा) - Daughter's son (used mainly by the Muslim community)

Nawaasi (نواسی नवासी) - Daughter's daughter (used mainly by the Muslim community)

===In-Laws===
Sasur (ससुर, سسُر) - One's husband's/wife's father (Father-in-Law)

Sas (सास, ساس) - One's husband's/Wife's mother (Mother-in-Law)

Damad (दामाद) - One's son-in-law

Bahu (بہو) - One's daughter-in-law

== See also ==
{{Portal|Society|Language}}
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*[[Hindustani etymology]]
*[[Hindustani grammar]]
*[[Hindustani orthography]]
*[[Hindustani phonology]]
*[[Hindi-Urdu vocabulary]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wiktionary|Wiktionary:Requested entries (Hindi)/Multilingual list of Indian family relation names}}
{{Wikibooks|Hindi/Family relations}}

*[http://www.pardesifashions.com/tradition/relationshipterms.aspx North Indian Relationship Terms]
*[http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jishnu/101/FamilyAndRelations/default.asp?l1=null Family Relations in Hindi/Urdu - Syracuse University]
*[https://www.mevaturizm.com.tr Meva Turizm]
*[http://boltidictionary.com/en/vocabulary/109- Boltidictionary-Family members in Hindi/Urdu with audio files]

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Hindustani kinship terms - Revision history

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