Punjabi/Vocabulary/Relations

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

1. ਪਿਓ, ਪੇ= father
2. ਬਾਪੂ/ਭਾਪਾ = Dad/Dady vocative)
3. ਮਾਂ/ਮਾਏ = mother
4. ਬੀਬੀ/ਬੇਬੇ/ਅੰਮੀ = mom/mummy (vocative)
5. ਪੁੱਤਰ/ਪੁੱਤ = son
6. ਧੀ = daughter
7. ਭਰਾ = brother
8. ਬਾਈ/ਭਾਜੀ/ਭਾਊ = bro/brother (vocative)
9. ਭੈਣ = sister
10. ਘਰਆਲਾ, ਖਸਮ, ਕੰਤ = husband
11. ਘਰਆਲੀ, ਵਹੁਟੀ = wife
12. ਦਾਦਾ = paternal grandfather (father's father)
13. ਦਾਦੀ = paternal grandmother (father's mother)
14. ਪੋਤਾ/ਪੋਤਰਾ= grand-son (son's son)
15. ਪੋਤੀ/ਪੋਤਰੀ = grand-daughter (son's daughter)
16. ਨਾਨਾ = maternal grandfather (mother's father)
17. ਨਾਨੀ = maternal grandmother (mother's mother)
18. ਦੋਹਤਾ= grand son (daughter's son)
19. ਦੋਹਤੀ =grand daughter (daughter's daughter)
20. ਚਾਚਾ = uncle (younger brother of father)
21. ਚਾਚੀ = aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
22. ਚਚੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from father's younger brother)
23. ਤਾਇਆ = uncle (elder brother of father)
24. ਤਾਈ = aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
25. ਭਤੀਜਾ/ਭਤੀਜੀ= nephew (brother's son/daughter)
26. ਭਣੇਵਾ/ਭਨੇਵੀ = nephew (sister's son/daughter)
27. ਮਾਮਾ = uncle (mother's brother)
28. ਮਾਮੀ = aunt (wife of mother's brother)
29. ਮਲੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from mother's brother)
30. ਫੁੱਫੜ = husband of father's sister
31. ਭੂਆ = father's sister
32. ਫਫੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from father's sister)
33. ਮਾਸੜ = husband of mother's sister
34. ਮਾਸੀ = mother's sister
35. ਮਸੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = cousins (from mother's sister)
36. ਸੌਕਣ = husband's other wife
37. ਮਤਈ = step-mother
38. ਮਤੇਰ ਭਰਾ/ਭੈਣ = step-brother/sister
39. ਮਿੱਤ,ਬੇਲੀ/ਆੜੀ= friend
40. ਸੇਹਲੀ = female friend
41. ਸਹੁਰਾ = father-in-law
42. ਸੱਸ = mother-in-law
43. ਪਤੇਓਰਾ = father-in-law's brother
44. ਪਤੀਸ = wife of father-in-law's brother
45. ਫਫੇਓਰਾ = husband of father-in-law's sister
46. ਫਫੀਸ/ਫਫੇਸ = father-in-law's sister
47. ਮਲੇਓਰਾ = mother-in-law's brother
48. ਮਰੀਸ/ਮਲੇਸ = wife of mother-in-laws brother
49. ਦਦੇਓਰਾ = father of father-in-law
50. ਦਦੀਸ = mother of father-in-law
51. ਨਨੇਓਰਾ = father of mother-in-law
52. ਨਨੀਸ = mother of mother-in-law
53. ਜੁਆਈ = son-in-law
54. ਨੂੰਹ = daughter-in-law
55. ਸਾਲ਼ਾ = brother-in-law (wife's brother)
56. ਸਾਲੇਹਾਰ = wife of wife's brother
57. ਸਾਲੀ = wife's sister
58. ਸਾਂਢੂ = husband of wife's sister
59. ਭਣਵੀਆ/ਭਣੋਈਆ = brother-in-law (sister's husband)
60. ਜੇਠ = brother-in-law (elder brother of husband)
61. ਦਿਉਰ = brother-in-law (younger brother of husband)
62. ਭਰਜਾਈ/ਭਾਬੋ = sister-in-law (brother's wife)
63. ਨਨਾਣ = sister-in-law (husband's sister)
64. ਨਨਾਣਵੀਆ/ਨੰਨਦੋਈਆ = husband of husband's sister
65. ਕੁੜਮ = father-in-law of son or daughter
66. ਕੁੜਮਣੀ = mother-in-law of son or daughter
67. ਸਾਕ = relation
68. ਸਕਾ = related/real (ex - real brother/sister)
69. ਸਕੀਰੀ = relationship
70. ਸ਼ਰੀਕ = related/members of extended family
71. ਟੱਬਰ = family

Exercises

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