Punjabi/Vocabulary/Relations

ਸਾਕ- Relations

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A relation is called ਸਾਕ 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

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

Exercises

1. Write the feminine gender form of the following:

ਸਾਲਾ, ਮਾਮਾ, ਚਾਚਾ, ਪੋਤਾ

Solutions

ਸਾਲੀ, ਮਾਮੀ, ਚਾਚੀ, ਪੋਤੀ

2. Write the masculine gender form of the following:

ਦਾਦੀ, ਭਣੇਂਵੀ, ਭਤੀਜੀ

Solutions

ਦਾਦਾ, ਭਣੇਂਵਾ, ਭਤੀਜਾ

3. Change the gender of the following nouns:

ਮਾਸੀ, ਸੱਸ, ਜੇਠ, ਦਿਉਰ, ਭੂਆ

Solutions

ਮਾਸੜ, ਸਹੁਰਾ, ਜੇਠਾਣੀ, ਦਰਾਣੀ, ਫੁੱਫੜ