Monday, July 27, 2009

Words conveying relations


KANNADA WORD : ENGLISH WORD

amma/taayi : mother
appa/tande : father
maga : son
magaLu : daughter
aNNa : Elder brother
tamma : Younger brother
akka : Elder sister
tangi : Younger sister
ajja/thatha : Grandfather
ajji : Grandmother
ganDa : Husband
henDathi : Wife
maava : maternal uncle/ Father in law
atte : paternal aunt/ Mother in law
aLiya : Son in law
sose : Daughter in law
chikkappa : Father’s younger brother or mother’s younger sister’s husband
chikkamma : Mother’s younger sister or father’s younger brother’s wife
doDDappa : Father’s elder brother or mother’s elder sister’s husband
doDDamma : Mother’s elder sister or father’s elder brother’s wife
bhaava : Brother in law
makkaLu : Children
attige : Sister in law
maiduna : Husband’s younger brother.
geLeya / geLathi : Friend(male)/friend(female)
snehitha / snehithe : Friend(male)/friend(female)
geLethana : Friendship
nenTaru : Relatives


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