What do you call your father's brother, your cousin, or your spouse's sister in Gujarati? Browse or search the full chart below.
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Father's father
Dada
Father's mother
Dadi
Mother's father
Nana
Mother's mother
Nani
Father
Bapuji
Also 'Pita.'
Mother
Ba
Also 'Mata.'
Father's older brother
Moto Bapa
Also called Mota Kaka in some families.
Father's younger brother
Kaka
Father's sister
Foi
Mother's older brother
Mama
Same word regardless of age; 'motu mama'/'nanu mama' are used informally rather than as separate words.
Mother's younger brother
Mama
Mother's sister
Masi
Father's older brother's wife
Moti Kaki
Descriptive extension of Kaki; some families just say 'Kaki' for both uncles' wives.
Father's younger brother's wife
Kaki
Mother's brother's wife
Mami
Father's sister's husband
Fua
Mother's sister's husband
Masa
Older brother
Moto Bhai
Younger brother
Nano Bhai
Older sister
Moti Ben
Younger sister
Nani Ben
Father's brother's son
Kaka na Dikra
Gujarati has no dedicated cousin word: cousins are addressed as 'bhai' (brother) or 'ben' (sister), usually with the connecting relative named alongside.
Father's brother's daughter
Kaka ni Dikri
Father's sister's son
Foi na Dikra
Father's sister's daughter
Foi ni Dikri
Mother's brother's son
Mama na Dikra
Mother's brother's daughter
Mama ni Dikri
Mother's sister's son
Masi na Dikra
Mother's sister's daughter
Masi ni Dikri
Son
Dikro
Daughter
Dikri
Grandson
Potro (son's son) / Dohitro (daughter's son)
Granddaughter
Potri (son's daughter) / Dohitri (daughter's daughter)
Son-in-law
Jamai
Daughter-in-law
Vahu
Brother's son
Bhattrijo
Sister's son
Bhanejo
Brother's daughter
Bhattriji
Sister's daughter
Bhanej
Husband
Pati
Also 'Var.'
Wife
Patni
Spouse's father
Sasra
Spouse's mother
Sasu
Husband's older brother
Jeth
Husband's younger brother
Dyar
Husband's sister
Nanand
Wife's brother
Salo
Wife's sister
Sali
Brother's wife
Bhabhi
Sister's husband
Banevi
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