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Family is mother, father, brother, sister, and the child. This page is the rest: grandparents, the sister as स्वसा, and the in-laws.
भगिनी, on the family page, is the usual word for sister. स्वसा is the older word. It is like माता: the subject is स्वसा, with no visarga, and “of the sister” is स्वसुः.
| Word | Like | Nepali | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| पितामहः | छात्रः | हजुरबुबा, बाजे | father’s father |
| पितामही | नदी | हजुरआमा | father’s mother |
| मातामहः | छात्रः | मातामह, मामाको बाबु | mother’s father |
| मातामही | नदी | मातामही | mother’s mother |
| स्वसा | माता | बहिनी, दिदी | sister, the older word. भगिनी is the usual one. |
| श्वशुरः | छात्रः | ससुरा | father-in-law |
| श्वश्रूः | see below | सासू | mother-in-law |
| जामाता | पिता | ज्वाइँ | son-in-law. Already on the family page. |
| स्नुषा | छात्रा | बुहारी | daughter-in-law. Already on the family page. |
| देवरः | छात्रः | देवर | husband’s younger brother |
| भागिनेयः | छात्रः | भान्जा | sister’s son |
| भागिनेयी | नदी | भान्जी | sister’s daughter |
| दौहित्रः | छात्रः | दौहित्र, नाति | daughter’s son |
| पौत्रः | छात्रः | नाति | son’s son. Already on the family page. |
श्वश्रूः is the subject, “mother-in-law.” The other endings wait. Do not put the छात्रा column on it.
Sentences
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पितामहः पितुः पिता अस्ति। | Grandfather is father’s father. बाजे बाबाको बाबा हुन्। |
| मातामहः मातुः पिता अस्ति। | The other grandfather is mother’s father. |
| पितामही गृहे अस्ति। | Grandmother is in the house. हजुरआमा घरमा हुनुहुन्छ। |
| इदं स्वसुः पुस्तकम् अस्ति। | This is the sister’s book. यो दिदीको, वा बहिनीको, पुस्तक हो। स्वसुः is “of the sister,” like मातुः. |
| श्वशुरः श्वश्रूः च गृहे स्तः। | Father-in-law and mother-in-law are in the house. ससुरा र सासू घरमा हुनुहुन्छ। Two people, so the verb is स्तः. च follows the second word. |
| भागिनेयः स्वसुः पुत्रः अस्ति। | A sister’s son is the sister’s boy. भान्जा दिदीको छोरा हुन्। |
| दौहित्रः पुत्र्याः पुत्रः अस्ति। | A daughter’s son is the daughter’s boy. |
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