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aunt-in-law

Bengali translation: মাসিশাশুড়ি, মামিশাশুড়ি, জেঠশাশুড়ি, খুড়িশাশুড়ি,পিসশাশুড়ি


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English term or phrase:aunt-in-law
Bengali translation:মাসিশাশুড়ি, মামিশাশুড়ি, জেঠশাশুড়ি, খুড়িশাশুড়ি,পিসশাশুড়ি
Entered by: Anna Konar
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13:44 Sep 28, 2008
English to Bengali translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: aunt-in-law
1. how to call aunt-in-law directly
2. how to say "she's my aunt-in-law" to someone else
Anna Konar
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:18
মাসিশাশুড়ি, মামিশাশুড়ি, জেঠশাশুড়ি, খুড়িশাশুড়ি,পিসশাশুড়ি
Explanation:
Bengali Hindu Salutation:
Mother in law's Sister:মাসিশাশুড়ি
Mother in law's brother's wife:মামিশাশুড়ি
Father in law's elder brother's wife:জেঠশাশুড়ি
Father in law's younger brother' wife:খুড়িশাশুড়ি
Father in law's sister:পিসশাশুড়ি
While addressing, these will change to:মাসি/মাসিমা,মামি/মামিমা/মাইমা, জেঠিমা, কাকিমা, পিসি/পিসিমা
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Aditi Sarkar
Local time: 21:48
Grading comment
thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3খালা/ফুফু/মামী/চাচী/জেঠী
Lubain Masum
5 +2Pisi shashuri/ masishashri/jethshashuri/khurshashuri
keshab
5মাসিশাশুড়ি, মামিশাশুড়ি, জেঠশাশুড়ি, খুড়িশাশুড়ি,পিসশাশুড়ি
Aditi Sarkar


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
খালা/ফুফু/মামী/চাচী/জেঠী


Explanation:
When you want to call your aunt-in-law directly, you will say, খালা/ফুফু/মামী/চাচী/জেঠী as appropriate and when you want to refer to someone about your aunt-in-law, you will add shashuri such as তিনি আমার খালা শাশুড়ি tini amar khala shashuri.

Lubain Masum
Bangladesh
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you for your answer. as i understood with all the other in-laws it's the same - i need to add shashur or shahshuri


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shalini Bansal
47 mins
  -> thank you Shalini!

agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.: Correct for Muslims.
1 hr
  -> thank you Saleh bhai!

agree  Al Arafat
4 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Pisi shashuri/ masishashri/jethshashuri/khurshashuri


Explanation:
পিসিশাসুড়ি/মাসিশাশুড়ি/জেঠশাশুড়ি/ খুড়শাশুড়ি

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-28 14:51:36 GMT)
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when you called them directly, they will be pisima, masima, jethima,khurima.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-28 14:53:55 GMT)
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what I have said is according to bengali hindu ritual (direct call). for bengali Muslim rituals, Lubain bhai is correct.


keshab
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.: Correct for Hindus.
16 mins
  -> Thank you

agree  Lubain Masum: Yes, You are right Keshab da. Hindus use পিসিশাসুড়ি/মাসিশাশুড়ি/জেঠশাশুড়ি/ খুড়শাশুড়ি
17 mins
  -> Thank you
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
মাসিশাশুড়ি, মামিশাশুড়ি, জেঠশাশুড়ি, খুড়িশাশুড়ি,পিসশাশুড়ি


Explanation:
Bengali Hindu Salutation:
Mother in law's Sister:মাসিশাশুড়ি
Mother in law's brother's wife:মামিশাশুড়ি
Father in law's elder brother's wife:জেঠশাশুড়ি
Father in law's younger brother' wife:খুড়িশাশুড়ি
Father in law's sister:পিসশাশুড়ি
While addressing, these will change to:মাসি/মাসিমা,মামি/মামিমা/মাইমা, জেঠিমা, কাকিমা, পিসি/পিসিমা

Aditi Sarkar
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you very much
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PRO (3): Lubain Masum, keshab, Aditi Sarkar


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Sep 29, 2008 - Changes made by Aditi Sarkar:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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