Words for family members and other relatives in Nepali (नेपाली), an Eastern Pahari language spoken mainly in Nepal and India,.
| Meaning | Nepali (नेपाली) |
|---|---|
| family | परिवार (parivāra) |
| relation | नाता (nātā) |
| relative | नातेदार (nātedāra) |
| Own 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) |
| 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 sister | |
| 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) |
Details provided by Arnav Darnal.
Hear some Nepali family words:
More information about family words in Nepali
https://www.imnepal.com/name-family-relations-english-nepali/
http://polymath.org/nepali_family.php
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