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Hindi translation: ननद

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English term or phrase:	husband's sister
Hindi translation:	ननद
Entered by:	Tejinder Soodan

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03:07 Mar 23, 2005

English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Names (personal, company) / how to refer to specific family members

English term or phrase: husband's sister

what is the term to refer to my husband's only sister?

ननद

Explanation:
ननद (nanad)

Selected response from:

Tejinder Soodan
India
Local time: 06:46

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5 +8

ननद

Tejinder Soodan

5 -1

Buaaji

Anant Bedarkar

Nanad, Didi

Arun Singh

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

ननद

Explanation:
ननद (nanad)

Tejinder Soodan
India
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of:

Panjabi,

Hindi

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

keshab

9 mins

-> Thanks

agree

Dr. Rajesh Kumar: Interestingly, the term means the one who is never happy, and used for all kind of husband’s sisters whether only or no.

37 mins

-> Thanks

agree

Anil Goyal: However, now in India, it is a trend to address the sister of Husband with "didi'.."Nanad" is not normally used when you are refering her in presence of your husband's family members..you will simply refer as "pooja didi" or similar.

1 hr

-> I agree, Thanks

agree

langclinic

4 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

PRAKAASH: agree with u and anil both. anil referred the term correctly

1 day6 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

sidh

1 day10 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

epsi: Nanad indicates the relationship with the husband's sister - Didi is what you call a sister - be it a sister or a sister-in-law

2 days3 hrs

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agree

Shruti Nagar: agree with epsi too, and I think Dr. Rajesh has guessed the pronounciation wrongly to come to that meaning!

10 days

10 hrs confidence:

Nanad, Didi

Explanation:
It is both, while addressing husband’s sister “didi” is correct, but while telling about her to an outsider then nanad is correct!

Arun Singh
India
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of:

Hindi

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Buaaji

Explanation:
As the asker has refered to his problem of calling this person, Buaaji should be fitting.

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Note added at 23 hrs 13 mins (2005-03-24 02:21:23 GMT)
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This buaaji name is to be used by whole family in general irrespective of the relationship and shall become a commom name

Anant Bedarkar
India
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of:

English,

Marathi