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Father's father
Thatayya
Telugu commonly uses the same word for paternal and maternal grandfather.
Father's mother
Nannamma
Mother's father
Thatayya
Mother's mother
Ammamma
Father
Nanna
Mother
Amma
Father's older brother
Peddananna
Literally 'big father.'
Father's younger brother
Chinnananna
Literally 'small father.'
Father's sister
Atta
Mother's older brother
Mama
Mother's younger brother
Mama
Mother's sister
Pedhamma (if older than your mother) / Pinni (if younger)
Father's older brother's wife
Pedhamma
Same word as 'mother's older sister': Telugu groups relatives by parent-equivalent role, just like Tamil.
Father's younger brother's wife
Pinni
Mother's brother's wife
Atta
Regional variation; reflects the same marriage-alliance overlap noted for father-in-law below.
Father's sister's husband
Mama
Mother's sister's husband
Peddananna / Chinnananna
Older brother
Anna
Younger brother
Thammudu
Older sister
Akka
Younger sister
Chelli
Father's brother's son
Anna / Thammudu
Children of your peddananna/chinnananna are treated as siblings, not cousins.
Father's brother's daughter
Akka / Chelli
Father's sister's son
Bava
A cross-cousin, traditionally a potential marriage partner, mirroring Tamil's machaan.
Father's sister's daughter
Maradalu
Mother's brother's son
Bava
Mother's brother's daughter
Maradalu
Mother's sister's son
Anna / Thammudu
Mother's sister's daughter
Akka / Chelli
Son
Koduku
Daughter
Koothuru
Grandson
Manavadu
Granddaughter
Manavaralu
Son-in-law
Alludu
Daughter-in-law
Kodalu
Brother's son
Anna Koduku
Descriptive ('brother's son') rather than one dedicated word.
Sister's son
Chelli Koduku
Brother's daughter
Anna Koothuru
Sister's daughter
Chelli Koothuru
Husband
Bharta
Wife
Bharya
Spouse's father
Mama
Same word as 'mother's brother': mirrors Tamil's father-in-law/maternal-uncle overlap.
Spouse's mother
Atta
Same word as 'father's sister.'
Husband's older brother
Bava
Husband's younger brother
Bava
Husband's sister
Maradalu
Wife's brother
Bava
Wife's sister
Maradalu
Brother's wife
Vadina
Especially common for an elder brother's wife.
Sister's husband
Bava
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