| Relation in English | Relation in Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Relation | नाते | nAte |
| Relative / Relatives | नातेवाईक | nAtevAIk |
| Self | स्वतः | swatH |
| Mother | आई | AI |
| Father | वडील / बाबा | vaDIl / bAbA |
| Brother | भाऊ | bhAU |
| Elder brother | मोठा भाऊ / दादा | moThA bhAU / dAdA |
| Sister | बहीण | bahIN |
| Elder sister | मोठी बहीण / ताई | moThI bahIN / tAI |
| Direct brother | सख्खा भाऊ | sakhkhA bhAU |
| Direct sister | सख्खी बहीण | sakhkhI bahIN |
| Grand father | आजोबा | AjobA |
| Grand mother | आजी | AjI |
| Fathers brother | काका | kAkA |
| Father's brother's wife | काकू | kAkU |
| Father's brother's son | चुलत भाऊ | chulat bhAU |
| Father's brother's daughter | चुलत बहीण | chulat bahIN |
| Mother's brother | मामा | mAmA |
| Mother's brother's wife | मामी | mAmI |
| Mother's brother's son | मामे भाऊ | mAme bhAU |
| Mother's brother's daughter | मामे बहीण | mAme bahIN |
| Father's sister | आत्या | AtyA |
| Father's sister's son | आत्ते भाऊ | Atte bhAU |
| Father's sister's daughter | आत्ते बहीण | Atte bahIN |
| Father's sister's husband | काका | kAkA |
| Mother's sister | मावशी | mAvashI |
| Mother's sister's son | मावस भाऊ | mAvas bhAU |
| Mother's sister's daughter | मावस बहीण | mAvas bahIN |
| Mother's sister's husband | काका / मावसा | kAkA / mAvasA |
| Great grand father | पणजोबा | paNajobA |
| Great grand mother | पणजी | paNajI |
| Wife | पत्नी / बायको | patnI / bAyako |
| Husband | पती / नवरा | patI / navarA |
| Son | मुलगा | mulagA |
| Daughter | मुलगी | mulagI |
| Son's wife / Daughter in law | सून | sUn |
| Daughter's husband / Son in law | जावई | jAvaI |
| Father in law | सासरे | sAsare |
| Mother in law | सासू / सासुबाई | sAsU / sAsubAI |
| Father in law's father | आजेसासरे | AjesAsare |
| Father in law's mother | आजेसासू / आजेसासुबाई | AjesAsU / AjesAsubAI |
| Grandson | नातू | nAtU |
| Granddaughter | नात | nAt |
| Grandson's wife | नातसून | nAtasUn |
| Grand daughter's husband | नातजावई | nAtajAvaI |
| great grandson | पणतू | paNatU |
| great granddaughter | पणती | paNatI |
| Husband's brother | दीर | dIr |
| Husband's brother’s wife | जाऊ | jAU |
| Husband's sister | नणंद | naNMd |
| Wife's brother | मेहुणा | mehuNA |
| Wife's sister | मेहुणी | mehuNI |
| Wife's sisters' husband | साडू | sADU |
| Sister's husband | मेहुणा | mehuNA |
| Sister's son | भाचा | bhAchA |
| Sister's daughter | भाची | bhAchI |
| Elder Brother's wife | वहिनी | vahinI |
| Younger brother’s wife | भावजय | bhAvajay |
| A lady's brother's son | भाचा | bhAchA |
| A lady’s brother's daughter | भाची | bhAchI |
| A man's brother's son | पुतण्या | putaNyA |
| A man’s brother's daughter | पुतणी | putaNI |
| friend (boy) | मित्र | mitra |
| friend (girl) | मैत्रीण | maitrIN |
| neighbour | शेजारी | shejArI |
| Bride | वधू / नवरी मुलगी | vadhU / navarI mulagI |
| Bridegroom | वर / नवरा मुलगा | var / navarA mulagA |
| Adopted | दत्तक | dattak |
| Adopted son | दत्तक मुलगा | dattak mulagA |
| Adopted daughter | दत्तक मुलगी | dattak mulagI |
| Heir | वारस | vAras |
| Assumed son | मानलेला मुलगा | mAnalelA mulagA |
| Assumed daughter | मानलेली मुलगी | mAnalelI mulagI |
After the marriage of girl;
In-laws’ house: सासर (sAsar )
Girl’s parents’ house: माहेर ( mAher )
Listen words in this lesson
Addressing in-laws
सासरे (sAsare) and सासू (sAsu) is the name of the relation. But actual words for calling them is सासरेबुवा (“sAsarebuva” ) and सासुबाई ( “sAsubAI”) respectively. But it is a too old style. Especially in learned families or urban families we simply call them बाबा(bAbA) and आई (AI) to show the closeness.
It is a difference in Indian culture and western Indian. In India, we comfortably call any unknown lady as काकू (kAkU) or मावशी (mAvashI) i.e aunty and an unknown gentleman as काका(kAkA) i.e. uncle. In western society, this will sound quite odd.
In India family members share closer relations. Relations that in the US would be called “very extended family” or just “relation”; can be too close in India.
Note About भाचा-पुतण्या(bhAchA-putaNyA)
The only man will call his brother’s son as पुतण्या(putaNyA) and brother’s daughter as पुतणी(putaNI).
But a lady will call her brother’s son as भाचा(bhAchA) and brother’s daughter as भाची(bhAchI).
Man and Lady both will call sister’s son as भाचा(bhAchA) and sister’s daughter as भाची(bhAchI).
So you can remember the relationship-pairs as:
काका – पुतण्या/पुतणी kAkA-putaNyA/putaNI
मामा – भाचा/भाची (mAmA-bhAchA/bhAchI)
मावशी – भाचा/भाची ( mAvashI-bhAchA/bhAchI )
आत्या – भाचा/भाची (AtyA-bhAchA/bhAchI)
