Nepali relations
Nepali language consists of a vast relationship of words. The same names referred to a family member in an English family might mean different in a Nepali community. The mostly used referring terms in a Nepali community with its English equivalent is shown below:
| English equivalent | Nepali translation (नेपाली) |
|---|---|
| family | परिवार (parivāra) |
| relation | नाता (nātā) |
| relative | नातेदार (nātedāra) |
| Current family | |
| father | बुबा (bubā) |
| mother | आमा (āmā) |
| husband | लोग्ने (logne) |
| wife | स्वास्नी (svāsnī) |
| children | बच्चाबच्ची (baccābaccī) |
| son | छोरा (chorā) |
| daughter | छोरी (chorī) |
| younger brother | भाइ (bhāi) |
| elder brother | दाइ (dāi) |
| younger sister | बहिनी (bahinī) |
| elder sister | दिदी (didī) |
| Father's side | |
| grandfather
(father's father) |
हजुरबुबा (hajurabubā) |
| grandmother
(father's mother) |
हजुरआमा (hajuraāmā) |
| uncle
(father's younger brother) |
काका (kākā) |
| uncle
(father's elder brother) |
ठुलाबा (ṭhulābā) |
| uncle
(father's sister's husband) |
फुपाजु (phupāju) |
| aunt
(father's younger brother's wife) |
काकी (kākī) |
| aunt
(father's elder brother's wife) |
ठुलीमा (ṭhulīmā) |
| aunt
(father's sister) |
फुपू (phupū) |
| cousin
(father's brother's elder son) |
दाइ (dāi) |
| cousin
(father's brother's younger son) |
भाइ (bhāi) |
| cousin
(father's brother's elder daughter) |
दिदी (didī) |
| cousin
(father's brother's younger daughter) |
बहिनी (bahinī) |
| Mother's side | |
| grandfather
(mother's father) |
हजुरबुबा (hajurabubā) |
| grandmother
(mother's mother) |
हजुरआमा (hajuraāmā) |
| uncle
(mother's brother) |
मामा (māmā) |
| uncle
(mother's sister's husband) |
सानाबा (sānābā) |
| aunt
(mother's brother's wife) |
माइजू (māijū) |
| aunt
(mother's sister) |
सानीमा (sānīmā) |
| Brother's side | |
| sister-in-law
(younger brother's wife) |
बुहारी (buhārī) |
| sister-in-law
(elder brother's wife) |
भाउजू (bhāujū) |
| nephew
(brother's son) |
भतिजो (bhatijo) |
| niece
(brother's daughter) |
भतिजी (bhatijī) |
| Sister's side | |
| brother-in-law
(younger sister's husband) |
जुवाइँ (juvāĩ) |
| brother-in-law
(elder sister's husband) |
भिनाजु (bhināju) |
| nephew
(sister's son) |
भान्जो (bhānjo) |
| niece
(sister's daughter) |
भान्जी (bhānjī) |
| Husband's side | |
| father-in-law
(husband's father) |
ससुरो (sasuro) |
| mother-in-law
(husband's mother) |
सासू (sāsū) |
| brother-in-law
(husband's younger brother) |
देवर (devara) |
| brother-in-law
(husband's elder brother) |
जेठाजु (jeṭhāju) |
| sister-in-law
(husband's younger brother's wife) |
देवरानी (devarānī) |
| sister-in-law
(husband's elder brother's wife) |
जेठानी (jeṭhānī) |
| sister-in-law
(husband's younger sister) |
नन्द (nanda) |
| sister-in-law
(husband's elder sister) |
आमाजू (āmājū) |
| sister-in-law's husband
(husband's younger sister's husband) |
नन्दे भाइ (nande bhāi) |
| sister-in-law's husband
(husband's elder sister's husband) |
बुबा (bubā) |
| Wife's side | |
| father-in-law
(wife's father) |
ससुरो (sasuro) |
| mother-in-law
(wife's mother) |
सासू (sāsū) |
| brother-in-law
(wife's younger brother) |
सालो (sālo) |
| brother-in-law
(wife's elder brother) |
जेठान (jeṭhāna) |
| brother-in-law's wife
(wife's younger brother's wife) |
बहिनी (bahinī) |
| brother-in-law's wife
(wife's elder brother's wife) |
जेठान दिदी (jeṭhāna didī) |
| sister-in-law
(wife's younger sister) |
साली (sālī) |
| sister-in-law
(wife's elder sister) |
जेठीसासू (jeṭhīsāsū) |
| sister-in-law's husband
(wife's younger sister's husband) |
साढु भाइ (sāḍhu bhāi) |
| sister-in-law's husband
(wife's elder sister's husband) |
साढु दाइ (sāḍhu dāi) |
| Son's family | |
| daughter-in-law
(son's wife) |
बुहारी (buhārī) |
| grandson
(son's son) |
नाति (nāti) |
| granddaughter
(son's daughter) |
नातिनी (nātinī) |
| Daughter's family | |
| son-in-law
(daughter's husband) |
जुवाइँ (juvāĩ) |
| grandson
(daughter's son) |
नाति (nāti) |
| granddaughter
(daughter's daughter) |
नातिनी (nātinī) |
| Other relatives | |
| cousin
(father's sister's younger son) |
भानिज भाइ (bhānija bhāi) |
| cousin
(father's sister's elder son) |
भानिज दाइ (bhānija dāi) |
| cousin
(father's sister's younger daughter) |
भान्जी बहिनी (bhānjī bahinī) |
| cousin
(father's sister's elder daughter) |
भान्जी दिदी (bhānjī didī) |
| cousin
(mother's sister's son) |
सानीमाका छोरा (sānīmākā chorā) |
| cousin
(mother's sister's daughter) |
सानीमाकी छोरी (sānīmākī chorī) |
| cousin
(maternal uncle's son) |
मामाको छोरा (māmāko chorā) |
| cousin
(maternal uncle's daughter) |
मामाकी छोरी (māmākī chorī) |
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- ↑ "Family words in Nepali". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
