Relations in Telugu

Telugu relations are so complicated. In this post, I’ll be sharing with you family relationship names in English to Telugu. Below is the exhaustive list of relations in the Telugu language. Some of them you can directly use to refer them. But some of them we use only when we are talking to someone else. I hope it will be useful for you when you are interacting with your relatives and help you understand the relationships in Telugu in better way.

Relation names that you can directly use to call family members

Below are the relation names that we usually use directly to call the family member. Remember that, for some of these relations if the person you are calling is elder to you, and if you want to call them with utmost respect, gāru at the end.

Relation	Pronounced as	Written as
Mother	Am’ma	అమ్మ
Father	Nānna	నాన్న
Brother	Annayya	అన్నయ్య
Elder Brother	Pedda Annayya	పెద్ద అన్నయ్య
Elder Brother’s Wife	Vadina	వదిన
Younger Brother	Tam’muḍu	తమ్ముడు
Youngest Brother	Chinna Tam’muḍu	చిన్న తమ్ముడు
Sister	Akka	అక్క
Elder Sister	Peddakka	పెద్దక్క
Elder Sister (but not the Eldest)	Chinnakka	చిన్నక్క
Younger Sister	Chelli	చెల్లి
Sister’s Husband	Bāva	బావ
Husband	Ēmaṇḍī	ఏమండీ
Spouse’s Mother	Attayya	అత్తయ్య
Spouse’s Father	Māvayya	మావయ్య
Spouse’s Elder Brother	Bāva	బావ
Spouse’s Elder Sister	Vadina	వదిన
Mother’s Mother	Am’mam’ma	అమ్మమ్మ
Father’s Mother	Nāyanam’ma	నాయనమ్మ
Father’s Mother	Nānam’ma	నానమ్మ
Father’s Mother	Mām’ma	మామ్మ
Grandfather	Tātayya	తాతయ్య
Mother’s Brother	Māvayya	మావయ్య
Wife of Mother’s Brother	Attayya	అత్తయ్య
Father’s Elder Brother	Peddanānna	పెద్దనాన్న
Wife of Father’s Elder Brother	Peddam’ma	పెద్దమ్మ
Wife of Father’s Elder Brother	Doḍḍam’ma	దొడ్డమ్మ
Father’s Younger Brother	Chinnānna	చిన్నాన్న
Father’s Younger Brother	Bābāyi	బాబాయి
Wife of Father’s Younger Brother	Pinni	పిన్ని
Daughter’s Husband	Alluḍu	అల్లుడు
Son/Daughter’s Spouse’s Father	Bāva	బావ
Son/Daughter’s Spouse’s Mother if older than you	Akka	అక్క
Son/Daughter’s Spouse’s Mother if younger than you	Chelli	చెల్లి
Mother’s Younger Sister	Pinni	పిన్ని
Mother’s Elder Sister	Doḍḍam’ma	దొడ్డమ్మ
Husband of Mother’s Elder Sister	Peddanānna	పెద్దనాన్న
Husband of Mother’s Younger Sister	Chinnānna	చిన్నాన్న
Father’s Sister	Attayya	అత్తయ్య
Husband of Father’s Sister	Māvayya	మావయ్య

In this, Ēmaṇḍī is not exactly Husband, it is just a respectful word, often used by ladies to call their husband. You can also use this word to call someone unknown when you do not know the name of the person, just calling Ēmaṇḍī will do.

Below are the relation names that we never use them to directly call a family member. They may be used when someone referring them as 3rd person.

Relation	Pronounced as	Written as
Sister’s Son	Mēnalluḍu	మేనల్లుడు
Sister’s Daughter	Mēnakōḍalu	మేనకోడలు
Mother’s Brother’s Daughter who is younger to you	Maradalu	మరదలు
Father’s Sister’s Daughter who is younger to you	Maradalu	మరదలు
Spouse’s Younger Sister	Maradalu	మరదలు
Son	Koḍuku	కొడుకు
Son’s Wife	Kōḍalu	కోడలు
Daughter	Kūturu	కూతురు
Son/Daugher’s Son	Manavaḍu	మనవడు
Son/Daugher’s Daugher	Manavarālu	మనవరాలు
Husband’s Sister	Vadina	ఆడపడుచు
Spouse’s Younger Brother	Maridi	మరిది
Son/Daughter’s Spouse’s Father	Viyyaṅkuḍu	వియ్యంకుడు
Son/Daughter’s Spouse’s Mother	Viyyaṅkurālu	వియ్యంకురాలు
Mother	Talli	తల్లి
Father	Taṇḍri	తండ్రి
Wife	Bhārya	భార్య
Husband	Bharta	భర్త
Husband	Moguḍu	మొగుడు
Wife	Peḷḷāṁ	పెళ్ళాం
Son	Koḍuku	కొడుకు
Daughter	Kūturu	కూతురు
Son	Abbāyi	అబ్బాయి
Daughter	Am’māyi	అమ్మాయి
Brother	Sōdara	సోదర
Sister	Sōdari	సోదరి
Younger Brother’s Wife	Maradalu	మరదలు
Mother’s Brother	Mēnamāva	మేనమావ
Wife of Mother’s Brother	Mēnatta	మేనత్త