Hindi/Family relations

Family relation names in Hindi are very specific to the speaker. For example, your father's brother and your mother's brother are not both just "uncle"; you would differentiate and address them using specific terms to indicate the precise relationship. These terms can vary a bit from place to place. The following are some standard examples.

Often the honorific suffix जी is added to names to denote respect. It is very common to use when referring to or especially addressing an elder, and sometimes for others depending on customs or the situation.

The transliteration is in form, which allows for exact mapping of Devanagari characters to the Roman script.

Siblings, Cousins, and Siblings-in-Law
Note: There is no direct word for 'cousin' in Hindi, rather phrases like uncle's/aunt's son/daughter, are used to regard a cousin when there is a need to be specific, if not, then simply they are regarded as just brother/sister (भाईबहन).

Bengali family relations
Bengali family relationship (Bengali words written in English)


 * Father: Baabaa, baabaa moshai
 * Mother: Maan, maataa
 * Father’s father: Daadu, daadu moshai
 * Father’s mother: Thakumaa, deedaa,
 * Father’s younger brother: Kaaku, kaakaa moshai, kaakaai
 * Father’s younger brother’s wife: Kaaki maan, kaaki, kaakimoni, kammaa
 * Father’s elder brother: Jaitha moshai, jethu, jethimoni
 * Father’s elder brother’s wife: Jethi maan, jethi
 * Father’s sister: Pishi maan, pishimoni, pishi
 * Father’s sister’s husband: Pishu, pishu moshai
 * Your elder sister: Didi
 * Your elder brother: Dada
 * Your husband’s younger brother: Thakurpow, Thaahurpow
 * Your younger brother: Chhuto bhai
 * Your younger sister: Chhuto bown
 * Your wife’s brother: Shaalaa
 * Your wife’s sister: Shaalee
 * Your son: Chhelle
 * Your son’s wife: Bow maan
 * Your grandson/granddaughter: Naati
 * Your wife: Bow
 * Your husband: Shwami
 * Your mother-in-law: Shashuri (You can call her as maan)
 * Your father-in-law: Shashur (You can call him as baabaa)
 * Your daughter: May
 * Your daughter’s husband: Jamaaii baabuu, jaamaai baabaa
 * Your brother’s/sister’s son: Bhaipow
 * Your brother’s/sister’s daughter: Bhaijhi
 * Your elder brother’s wife: Bowdi, bowthan
 * Your sister’s wife: Jeejoo
 * Mother’s father: Daadu
 * Mother’s mother: Deedaa, didi maan
 * Mother’s brother: Maamaa, maamoo
 * Mother’s brother’s wife: Maamii
 * Mother’s sister: Maashi, maashimoni, maashi maan
 * Mother’s sister’s husband: Meshoe