List of Bengali names of family members and relations from English
Here is a list of Bengali names of family members and relations from English. If you would like to know the Bengali name of any other family relation, you can contact us or leave your question in the comment section–we will respond to that.
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| Mother | মা |
| Father | বাবা |
| Maternal Grandfather | ঠাকুর্দা |
| Maternal Grandmother | ঠাকুরমা |
| Husband | পতি |
| Wife | বৌ, পত্নী |
| Daughter | কন্যা |
| Son | ছেলে |
| Elder Brother | দাদা |
| Younger Brother | ভাই |
| Elder Sister | দিদি |
| Younger Sister | বোন |
| Maternal Uncle | মামা |
| Wife of Maternal Uncle | মামীমা |
| Father-in-Law | শ্বশুর |
| Mother-in-law | সাসূ মাং |
Hi… would be nice if non-bengali speaking n reading persons can also understand these names of relations. May be you can also write the Bengali (or any reginal words) in Roman English next to the original words.
dhanyvaad
aapka shubchintak
Saagar
Sagar,
Well, it is a nice suggestion and I have received it from many readers. I don’t prefer transliteration because it is limited in its usage–the original sound or pronunciation of the word is often lost.
So, I prefer who tries to learn language that first get your hands on the alphabet and then try learning the words in their original form. Thanks anyway.
I need to know the english meaning of the word “Khalamoni”,Can u help me?
Khala implies mother’s sister, Moni means jem or jewel and is often attached to the name of your mom’s closest sister. so Khalamoni would roughly mean “dearest aunt”
What is Bhagini or Bhagni??
@Rahul
It should be “sister”.
@Rahul
niece
@ Ruhul