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Malayalam Names for Relationships
Here is a table of Malayālam names for human relationships. As with any other language, relationship names in a language are influenced by different regions. Therefore a relationship can have multiple names in that language and also can be used to refer different relationships in different regions. The Malayalam names here are as per the language's formal rules, also called as morphology.
Relation
Malayalam name
ISO-15919 transliteration
General transliteration
Mother
അമ്മ
amma
amma
Father
അച്ചൻ
accan
achan
അപ്പൻ
appan
appan
Sister
സഹോദരി
sahōdari
sahodari
Elder sister
ചേച്ചി
cēcci
chechi
Younger sister
അനിയത്തി
aniyatti
aniyatti
പെങ്ങൾ
peṅṅaḷ
pengal
Elder brother
ചേട്ടൻ
cēṭṭan
chettan
Younger brother
അനിയൻ
aniyan
aniyan
ജേഷ്ട്ടൻ
jēṣṭṭan
jeshthan
Mother's Side
Relation
Malayalam name
ISO-15919 transliteration
General transliteration
Mother's mother
അമ്മാമ്മ
ammāmma
ammaamma
വല്ല്യമ്മച്ചി
vallyammacci
valyamachi
Mother's father
അമ്മാച്ചൻ
ammāccan
ammaachan
വല്ല്യപ്പച്ചൻ
vallyappaccan
valyappachan
Mother's elder brother
അമ്മാവൻ
ammāvan
ammaavan
മൂത്ത അമ്മാവൻ
mūtta ammāvan
moothammaavan
വല്യമ്മാവൻ
valyammāvan
valyammaavan
Mother's younger brother
ചെറിയ അമ്മാവൻ
ceṟiya ammāvan
cheriya ammaavan
ചെറിയമ്മാവൻ
ceṟiyammāvan
cheriyammaavan
Mother's elder sister
അമ്മായി
ammāyi
ammayi
പേരമ്മ
pēramma
peramma
Mother's younger sister
അമ്മായി
ammāyi
ammayi
ചെറിയമ്മ
ceṟiyamma
cheriyama
Father's Side
Relation
Malayalam name
ISO-15919 transliteration
General transliteration
Father's mother
അച്ചമ്മ
accamma
achamma
Father's father
അച്ചച്ചൻ
accaccan
achachan
Father's elder brother
വല്യചൻ
valyacan
valyachan
Father's younger brother
ചെറിയച്ചൻ
ceṟiyaccan
cheriyachan
Father's elder sister
പേരമ്മ
pēramma
peramma
Father's younger sister
ചെറിയമ്മ
ceṟiyamma
cheriyama
In-laws
Relation
Malayalam name
ISO-15919 transliteration
General transliteration
Mother in law
അമ്മായിയമ്മ
ammāyiyamma
ammayamma
Father in law
അമ്മായിയച്ചൻ
ammāyiyaccan
ammayachan
Spouse's elder brother
അളിയൻ
aḷiyan
aliayan
Spouse's younger brother
അളിയൻ
aḷiyan
aliayan
Spouse's elder sister
ചേച്ചി
cēcci
chechi
Spouse's younger sister
അനിയത്തി
aniyatti
aniyatti
Elder sister's husband
അളിയൻ
aḷiyan
aliyan
Younger sister's husband
അളിയൻ
aḷiyan
aliyan
Elder brother's wife
നാത്തൂൻ
nāttūn
naattoon
Younger brother's wife
നാത്തൂൻ
nāttūn
naattoon
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