Tulu |
English |
Kannada |
appae (amma) |
Mother (Mummy) |
tAyi (amma) |
amme (ayye / 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 mother |
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
/ mallayye / 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
/elyayye / chikkappa
(ammerna
megye / appena megdina kaNDane) |
Father’s
younger brother / Mother’s younger sisters husband |
chikkappa |
bhAve
(palina
kaNDane / kaNDanna palaye / boDedina palaye / tammalaena attanda mAmina mage
(prAyoDu mallAye)) |
Brother
in law (Elder sister’s husband / husband’s elder brother / Wife’s elder
bother / Cousin - maternal uncle’s or paternal aunt’s Son (Older than
oneself)) |
bhAva |
nanike (boDedina
megye / megdina kaNDane) |
Brother
in law (Wife’s
younger brother / younger sister’s husband) |
bhAmaida |
bhAve-nanike |
Elder
sister’s husband and Wife’s younger brother |
bhava-bhAmaida |
attai
/atyae / attigae / bhAbhi
(palayena
boDedi / kaNDanna pali / boDedina pali) |
Sister
in law (Elder brother’s wife / husband’s elder sister / Wife’s elder sister) |
attige |
maitine
(boDedina
megye / kaNDanna meggye / megdina kaNDane / tammalae att’NDa mAmina mage
(prAyoDu elyAye)) |
Brother
in law (Wife’s younger brother / Husband’s younger brother / younger sister’s
husband) / Cousin - maternal uncle’s or paternal aunt’s Son (Younger than
oneself)) |
maiduna |
maitidi
(boDedina
megdi/ kaNDanna megdi / megyena boDedi / tammalae att’NDa mAmina magal |
Sister
in law (Wife’s younger sister / Husband’s younger sister / younger brother’s
wife) / Cousin - maternal uncle’s or paternal aunt’s daughter) |
nAdini |
Other words related to family/relationships:
Tulu |
English |
Kannada |
kuTumadaklu
/ 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 |