Punjabi/Vocabulary/Relations

ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇ - Relations
A relation is called ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ 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
 * ਪਿਓ, ਪੇ= father
 * ਮਾ, ਬੇਬੇ = mother
 * 1) ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਪੁੱਤ = son
 * 2) ਧੀ = daughter
 * 3) ਭਰਾ = brother
 * 4) ਭੈਣ = sister
 * 5) ਘਰਵਾਲਾ, ਖਸਮ = husband
 * 6) ਵਹੁਟੀ, ਰਾਂਨ = wife
 * 7) ਦਾਦਾ = paternal grandfather (father's father)
 * 8) ਦਾਦੀ = paternal grandmother (father's mother)
 * 9) ਪੋਤਾ, ਪੋਤਰਾ= grand-son (son's son)
 * 10) ਪੋਤੀ/ਪੋਤਰੀ = grand-daughter (son's daughter)
 * 11) ਨਾਨਾ = maternal grandfather (mother's father)
 * 12) ਨਾਨੀ = maternal grandmother (mother's mother)
 * 13) ਦੋਹਤਾ= grand son (daughter's son)
 * 14) ਦੋਹਤੀ =grand daughter (daughter's daughter)
 * 15) ਚਾਚਾ = uncle (younger brother of father)
 * 16) ਚਾਚੀ = aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
 * 17) ਤਾਇਆ = uncle (elder brother of father)
 * 18) ਤਾਈ = aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
 * 19) ਭਤੀਜਾ = nephew (brother's son)
 * 20) ਭਣੇਵਾਂ = nephew (sister's son)
 * 21) ਮਾਮਾ = uncle (mother's brother)
 * 22) ਮਾਮੀ = aunt (wife of mother's brother)
 * 23) ਫੁੱਫੜ = husband of father's sister
 * 24) ਭੂਆ = father's sister
 * 25) ਮਾਸੜ = husband of mother's sister
 * 26) ਮਾਸੀ = mother's sister
 * 27) ਮਿੱਤ, ਯਾਰ= friend
 * 28) ਸਹੇਲੀ = female friend
 * 29) ਸਹੁਰਾ = father-in-law
 * 30) ਸੱਸ = mother-in-law
 * 31) ਜੁਆਈ = son-in-law
 * 32) ਨੂੰਹ = daughter-in-law
 * 33) ਸਾਲ਼ਾ = brother-in-law (wife's brother)
 * 34) ਜੀਜਾ = brother-in-law (sister's husband)
 * 35) ਜੇਠ = brother-in-law (elder brother of husband)
 * 36) ਦਿਉਰ = brother-in-law (younger brother of husband)
 * 37) ਭਾਬੀ = sister-in-law (brother's wife)
 * 38) ਨਨਾਣ = sister-in-law (husband's sister)
 * 39) ਕੁੜਮ = father-in-law of son or daughter
 * 40) ਕੁੜਮਣੀ = mother-in-law of son or daughter

Exercises
1. Write the feminine gender form of the following:
 * ਸਾਲਾ, ਮਾਮਾ, ਚਾਚਾ, ਪੋਤਾ

2. Write the masculine gender form of the following:
 * ਦਾਦੀ, ਭਣੇਂਵੀ, ਭਤੀਜੀ

3. Change the gender of the following nouns:
 * ਮਾਸੀ, ਸੱਸ, ਜੇਠ, ਦਿਉਰ, ਭੂਆ