Relations in Marathi

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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 marriage of girl;
In-laws' house                 सासर (sAsar )
Girl's parents' house         माहेर ( mAher )

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Addressing in-laws

सासरे (sAsare) and सासू (sAsu) is name of relation. But actual words for calling them is सासरेबुवा ("sAsarebuva" ) and  सासुबाई ( "sAsubAI") respectively.  But it is too old stye. 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 which in US would be called as "very extended family" or just "relation"; can be too close in India.

Note About भाचा-पुतण्या(bhAchA-putaNyA)
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)



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