Kinship Terminology
This quiz assesses understanding of Hindi kinship terminology used in Indian sociology, covering terms for family relationships across paternal and maternal lines including grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and their spouses.
Questions
What is the term for a person's father's sister?
- Bua
- Chachi
- Mami
- Tai
What is the term for a person's mother's brother?
- Mama
- Chacha
- Tau
- Jeth
What is the term for a person's father's brother's wife?
- Bhabhi
- Chachi
- Mami
- Tai
What is the term for a person's mother's sister's husband?
- Mama
- Chacha
- Tau
- Jeth
What is the term for a person's elder brother's wife?
- Bhabhi
- Chachi
- Mami
- Tai
What is the term for a person's younger brother's wife?
- Bhabhi
- Chachi
- Mami
- Tai
What is the term for a person's elder sister's husband?
- Jeth
- Chacha
- Tau
- Mama
What is the term for a person's younger sister's husband?
- Jeth
- Chacha
- Tau
- Mama
What is the term for a person's father's father?
- Dada
- Nana
- Paradada
- Prapitamaha
What is the term for a person's mother's father?
- Dada
- Nana
- Paradada
- Prapitamaha
What is the term for a person's father's mother?
- Dadi
- Nani
- Paradada
- Prapitamaha
What is the term for a person's mother's mother?
- Dadi
- Nani
- Paradada
- Prapitamaha
What is the term for a person's father's father's father?
- Paradada
- Prapitamaha
- Sarvadada
- Pra-pra-pitamaha
What is the term for a person's mother's mother's mother?
- Paradada
- Prapitamaha
- Sarvadada
- Pra-pra-pitamaha
What is the term for a person's son's son?
- Pota
- Natwa
- Pra-potr
- Pra-pra-potr