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ਸਾਕ- Relations
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A relation is called ਸਾਕ in Punjabi. We continue with the concept of gender we introduced in Animals chapter. The list below contains masculine relations only where the noun is regular but where ever the noun is irregular the feminine gender form is also provided. For a description of regular and irregular nouns click here
- ਪਿਓ, ਪੇ= father
- ਬਾਪੂ/ਭਾਪਾ = Dad/Dady vocative)
- ਮਾਂ/ਮਾਏ = mother
- ਬੀਬੀ/ਬੇਬੇ/ਅੰਮੀ = mom/mummy (vocative)
- ਪੁੱਤਰ/ਪੁੱਤ = son
- ਧੀ = daughter
- ਭਰਾ = brother
- ਬਾਈ/ਭਾਜੀ/ਭਾਊ = bro/brother (vocative)
- ਭੈਣ = sister
- ਘਰਆਲਾ, ਖਸਮ, ਕੰਤ = husband
- ਘਰਆਲੀ, ਵਹੁਟੀ = wife
- ਦਾਦਾ = paternal grandfather (father's father)
- ਦਾਦੀ = paternal grandmother (father's mother)
- ਪੜਦਾਦਾ = father's grandfather
- ਪੜਦਾਦੀ = father's grandmother
- ਨੱਤੜਦਾਦਾ = grandfather's grandfather
- ਨੱਤੜਦਾਦੀ = grandfather's grandmother
- ਪੋਤਾ/ਪੋਤਰਾ= grand-son (son's son)
- ਪੋਤੀ/ਪੋਤਰੀ = grand-daughter (son's daughter)
- ਪੜੋਤਾ/ਪੜਪੋਤਾ = great grandson (grandson's son)
- ਪੜੋਤੀ/ਪੜਪੋਤੀ = great granddaughter (grandson's daughter)
- ਨੱਤਾ = grandson's grandson
- ਨੱਤੀ = grandson's granddaughter
- ਪੜਨੱਤਾ = grandson's great grandson
- ਪੜਨੱਤੀ = grandson's great granddaughter
- ਨਾਨਾ = maternal grandfather (mother's father)
- ਨਾਨੀ = maternal grandmother (mother's mother)
- ਪੜਨਾਨਾ = mother's grandfather
- ਪੜਨਾਨੀ = mother's granddaughter
- ਦੋਹਤਾ/ਦੋਹਤਰਾ/ਦੋਹਤਵਾਨ = grand son (daughter's son)
- ਦੋਹਤੀ/ਦੋਹਤਰੀ =grand daughter (daughter's daughter)
- ਪੜਦੋਹਤਾ = granddaughter's son or daughter's grandson
- ਪੜਦੋਹਤੀ = granddaughter's daughter or daughter's granddaughter
- ਚਾਚਾ = uncle (younger brother of father)
- ਚਾਚੀ = aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
- ਚਚੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from father's younger brother)
- ਤਾਇਆ = uncle (elder brother of father)
- ਤਾਈ = aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
- ਭਤੀਜਾ/ਭਤੀਜੀ= nephew (brother's son/daughter)
- ਭਣੇਵਾ/ਭਨੇਵੀ = nephew (sister's son/daughter)
- ਮਾਮਾ = uncle (mother's brother)
- ਮਾਮੀ = aunt (wife of mother's brother)
- ਮਲੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from mother's brother)
- ਫੁੱਫੜ = husband of father's sister
- ਭੂਆ = father's sister
- ਫਫੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from father's sister)
- ਮਾਸੜ = husband of mother's sister
- ਮਾਸੀ = mother's sister
- ਮਸੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from mother's sister)
- ਸੌਂਕਣ = husband's other wife
- ਮਤਈ = step-mother
- ਮਤੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = step-brother/sister
- ਪਤੰਦਰ = step-father
- ਹੁੱੜਤ = son of wife's previous husband
- ਪਿੱਛਲੱਗ = daughter of wife's previous husband
- ਸੁਕੁੱਤਰ = son of husband's another wife
- ਮਿੱਤ,ਬੇਲੀ/ਆੜੀ= friend
- ਸੇਹਲੀ = female friend
- ਸਹੁਰਾ = father-in-law
- ਸੱਸ = mother-in-law
- ਪਤੇਓਰਾ = father-in-law's brother
- ਪਤੀਸ = wife of father-in-law's brother
- ਫਫੇਓਰਾ = husband of father-in-law's sister
- ਫਫੀਸ/ਫਫੇਸ = father-in-law's sister
- ਮਲੇਓਰਾ = mother-in-law's brother
- ਮਰੀਸ/ਮਲੇਸ = wife of mother-in-laws brother
- ਦਦੇਓਰਾ = father of father-in-law
- ਦਦੀਸ = mother of father-in-law
- ਨਨੇਓਰਾ = father of mother-in-law
- ਨਨੀਸ = mother of mother-in-law
- ਜੁਆਈ = son-in-law
- ਨੂੰਹ = daughter-in-law
- ਸਾਲ਼ਾ = brother-in-law (wife's brother)
- ਸਾਲੇਹਾਰ = wife of wife's brother
- ਸਾਲੀ = wife's sister
- ਸਾਂਢੂ = husband of wife's sister
- ਭਣਵੀਆ/ਭਣੋਈਆ = brother-in-law (sister's husband)
- ਜੇਠ = brother-in-law (elder brother of husband)
- ਦਿਉਰ = brother-in-law (younger brother of husband)
- ਭਰਜਾਈ/ਭਾਬੋ = sister-in-law (brother's wife)
- ਨਨਾਣ = sister-in-law (husband's sister)
- ਨਨਾਣਵੀਆ/ਨੰਨਦੋਈਆ = husband of husband's sister
- ਕੁੜਮ = father-in-law of son or daughter
- ਕੁੜਮਣੀ = mother-in-law of son or daughter
- ਸਾਕ = relation
- ਸਕਾ = related/real (ex - real brother/sister)
- ਸਕੀਰੀ = relationship
- ਸ਼ਰੀਕ = related/members of extended family
- ਟੱਬਰ = family
Exercises
[edit | edit source]1. Write the feminine gender form of the following:
- ਸਾਲਾ, ਮਾਮਾ, ਚਾਚਾ, ਪੋਤਾ
Solutions
- ਸਾਲੀ, ਮਾਮੀ, ਚਾਚੀ, ਪੋਤੀ
2. Write the masculine gender form of the following:
- ਦਾਦੀ, ਭਣੇਂਵੀ, ਭਤੀਜੀ
Solutions
- ਦਾਦਾ, ਭਣੇਂਵਾ, ਭਤੀਜਾ
3. Change the gender of the following nouns:
- ਮਾਸੀ, ਸੱਸ, ਜੇਠ, ਦਿਉਰ, ਭੂਆ
Solutions
- ਮਾਸੜ, ਸਹੁਰਾ, ਜੇਠਾਣੀ, ਦਰਾਣੀ, ਫੁੱਫੜ