namaskAra! Welcome back!
Today let us learn some names of family relationships in
Tulu.
Here is a list of relationships and their corresponding words in Tulu.
Tulu
|
English
|
Kannada
|
appae / amma
|
Mother / Mummy
|
tAyi / amma
|
amme / poppa
|
Father / Daddy
|
tande / appa
|
appae-amme
|
Mother and Father /
Parents
|
tande-tAyi
|
mage
|
Son
|
maga
|
magal
|
Daughter
|
magaLu
|
bAlae
|
Child/Kid/Baby
|
magu
|
bAlelu / jOkulu
|
Children
|
makkaLu
|
appae-magal
|
Mother and Daughter
|
tAyi-magaLu
|
amme-mage
|
Father and Son
|
tande-maga
|
appae-jOkulu
|
Mother and Children
|
tAyi-makkaLu
|
palaye / aNNe
|
Elder brother
|
aNNa
|
paldi/pali/akka
|
Elder sister
|
akka
|
megye
|
Younger brother
|
tamma
|
megdi / tangaDi
|
Younger sister
|
tangi
|
megye-palayallu
|
Brothers
|
aNNa-tammandiru
|
megdi-paliyallu
|
Sisters
|
akka-tangiyandiru
|
tage-tangaDi
|
Brother and Sister
|
aNNa-tangi
|
ajje
|
Grand Father
|
ajja
|
ajji
|
Grand Mother
|
ajji
|
pijje
|
Great grand father
|
muttajja
|
pijji
|
Great grand mother
|
muttajji
|
pulli
|
Grand child (Grand
son or Grand daughter)
|
mommagu
|
talli
|
Great grand child
|
mari mommagu
|
kaNDane /kaNDani
|
Husband
|
gaNDa
|
boDedi
|
Wife
|
heNDati
|
kaNDani-boDedi
|
Husband and Wife
|
gaNDa-heDNati
|
mAma
(kaNDane att’NDa
boDedina ammer / ammerna megdi att’NDa palina kaNDane)
|
Father in law /
Father’s sister’s husband
|
mAva
|
tammalae / mAma
(appena megye
att’NDa palaye)
|
Maternal Uncle
(Mother’s brother)
|
sOdara mAva
|
mAmi
(kaNDane att’NDa
boDedina appae / ammerna megdi att’NDa pali / appena megye att’NDa palayena
boDedi)
|
Mother in law / Paternal
Aunt (Father’s sister or Mother’s brother’s wife)
|
atte / sOdaratte
|
marmaye
(magalna kaNDane)
|
Son in law
|
aLiya
|
arvatte
(megdi att’NDa
palina mage)
|
Nephew (Sister’s
son)
|
sOdaraLiya
|
marmal
(magena boDedi /
megdi att’NDa palina magal)
|
Daughter in law / Niece
(Sister’s daughter)
|
sose
|
mAmu-marmaye
|
Father in law and
Son in law
|
mAva-aLiya
|
mAmi-marmal
|
Mother in law and
Daughter in law
|
atte-sose
|
tammalae-arvatte
|
Uncle (Mother’s
brother) and Nephew (Sister’s son)
|
sOdaramAva-sOdaraLiya
|
periyappae /
mallamma / doDDamma
(appena pali /
ammerna palayena boDedi)
|
Mother’s elder
sister / Father’s elder brother’s wife
|
doDDamma
|
periyamme /
doDDappa
(ammerna palaye /
appena palina kaNDane)
|
Father’s elder
brother / Mother’s elder sister’s husband
|
doDDappa
|
tiddappae / elyamma
/ chikkamma
(appena megdi /
ammerna megyena boDedi)
|
Mother’s younger
sister / Father’s younger brother’s wife
|
chikkamma
|
tiddamme / chikkappa
(ammerna megye /
appena megdina kaNDane)
|
Father’s younger
brother / Mother’s younger sisters husband
|
chikkappa
|
bhAve
(palina kaNDane /
kaNDanna palaye)
|
Brother in law (Elder
sister’s husband / husband’s elder brother)
|
bhAva
|
attai / attigae /
bhAbhi
(palayena boDedi /
kaNDanna pali)
|
Sister in law
(Elder brother’s wife / husband’s elder sister)
|
attige
|
maitine
(boDedina megye
att’NDa palaye / kaNDanna meggye / megdina kaNDane / tammale att’NDa mAmina
mage)
|
Brother in law
(Wife’s brother / Husband’s brother / younger sister’s husband) / Cousin (Mother's
brother's son and Father's sister's son)
|
maiduna
|
maitidi
(boDedina megdi
att’NDa pali / kaNDanna megdi / megyena boDedi / tammalae att’NDa mAmina
magal
|
Sister in law (Wife’s
sister / Husband’s sister / younger brother’s wife) / Cousin (Mother's
brother's daughter and Father's sister's daughter)
|
nAdini
|
The plural forms of these relation names can be made by
adding the suffix ‘allu’ (or aDlu).
Examples:
mage – son
magallu – sons
palaye – Elder brother
palayallu – Elder brothers
megdi – Younger sister
megdyallu – Younger sisters
boDedi – Wife
boDedyallu - Wives
marmal – Daughter in law
marmalallu – Daughters in law
However, the word ‘bAlae’ is considered as a Neuter noun.
So, its plural form is ‘bAlelu’ and not ‘bAleyallu’.
Also, to give respect to a single person, we can add the
plural suffix ‘er’.
Examples:
amme – ammer
ajje – ajjer
palaye – palayer
tammale – tammaler
bhAve – bhAver
Other words related to family/relationships:
Tulu
|
English
|
Kannada
|
sammandiker
|
Relatives
|
sambandhikaru
|
kuTuma
|
Family
|
kuTumba
|
binner
|
Guests
|
neNTaru
|
ishTer
|
Friends
|
geLeyaru
|
podu
|
Relationship of
connection by marriage
|
vaivAhika sambandha
|
podder
|
Parents in law /
relatives by marriage
|
bIgaru
|
dOsti
|
Friend / friendship
|
geLeya / geLetana
|
madimae
|
Marriage/Wedding
|
maduve
|
madimal
|
Bride
|
madumagaLu
|
madimaye
|
Groom
|
madumaga
|
nishchaya
|
Engagement
|
nishchittArtha
|
banjinAl
|
Pregnant woman
|
garbhiNi
|
pedmedi
|
A lying-in woman
|
bANanti
|
puru bAlae
|
Infant (newborn child)
|
chikka kUsu
|
amar
|
Twins
|
avaLi
|
bAykae
|
Baby shower
ceremony
|
sImanta
|
ill
|
Home/house
|
mane
|
illokkel
|
House-warming
ceremony
|
griha pravEsha
|
appae-ill /
tamerill
|
Parental house of a
girl
|
tAyimane /
tavarumane
|
malla mage/magal
|
Elder son/daughter
|
hiriya maga/magaLu
|
elya mage/magal
|
Younger
son/daughter
|
kiriya maga/magaLu
|
kaDira mage/magal
|
The Eldest or first
born son/daughter
|
modala maga/magaLu
|
naDuvane
|
The second among three brothers / Intermediate person
|
madhyadavaNu
|
naDuvandi
|
The second among three sisters / Intermediate person
|
madhyadavaLu
|
Click here to go to Vocabulary page.
Click here to go to Tulu Exercises page.
Bye!
