Uncle in Different Languages

uncle in different languages

Uncle in Different Languages: Usually, uncles are male relatives who are either siblings of the parents or who are married to the parents’ siblings. The term uncle is used to describe a male relative within an extended family. A cousin of a child’s parents can be called an uncle in some cultures and families.

Uncle in European Languages

Translation of word Uncle in almost 42 European languages.

Different LanguagesWord Uncle
Albaniandajë
Basqueosaba
Belarusianдзядзька
Bosnianujak
Bulgarianчичо
Catalanoncle
Corsicanziu
Croatianujak
Czechstrýc
Danishonkel
Dutchoom
Estonianonu
Finnishsetä
Frenchoncle
Frisianomke
Galiciantío
GermanOnkel
Greekθείος [theíos]
Hungariannagybácsi
IcelandicFrændi
Irishuncail
Italianzio
Latviantēvocis
Lithuaniandėdė
LuxembourgishMonni
Macedonianчичко
Malteseziju
Norwegianonkel
Polishwujek
Portuguesetio
Romanianunchi
Russianдядя [dyadya]
Scots Gaelicuncail
Serbianстриц [stric]
Slovakstrýko
Slovenianstric
Spanishtío
Swedishfarbror
Tatarабзый
Ukrainianдядько [dyad'ko]
Welshewythr
Yiddishפעטער

Uncle in Asian Languages

Translation of word Uncle in almost 36 Asian languages.

Different LanguagesWord Uncle
Armenianհորեղբայր
Azerbaijaniəmi
Bengaliচাচা
Chinese Simplified叔叔 [shūshu]
Chinese Traditional叔叔 [shūshu]
Georgianბიძა [bidza]
Gujaratiકાકા
Hindiचाचा
Hmongtus txiv ntxawm
Japanese叔父
Kannadaಮಾವ
Kazakhаға
Khmerពូ
Korean삼촌 [samchon]
Kyrgyzбайке
Laoລຸງ
Malayalamഅമ്മാവൻ
Marathiकाका
Mongolianавга ах нь
Myanmar (Burmese)ဘကြီး
Nepaliमामा
Odiaମାମୁଁ
Pashtoتره
Punjabiਚਾਚਾ
Sindhiچاچو
Sinhalaමාමා
Tajikамак
Tamilமாமா
Teluguమామయ్య
Thaiลุง
Turkishamca dayı
Turkmendaýy
Urduچچا
Uyghurتاغىسى
Uzbekamaki
VietnameseChú

Uncle in Middle East Languages

Translation of word Uncle in 4 middle eastern languages.

Different LanguagesWord Uncle
Arabicاخو الام [akhw al'umi]
Hebrewדוֹד
Kurdish (Kurmanji)mam
Persianدایی

Uncle in African Languages

Translation of word Uncle in almost 13 African languages.

Different LanguagesWord Uncle
Afrikaansoom
Amharicአጎት
Chichewaamalume
Hausakawun
Igbonwanne nna
Kinyarwandanyirarume
SesothoMalome
Shonasekuru
Somaliadeerkiis
Swahilimjomba
Xhosaumalume
Yorubaarakunrin
Zuluumalume

Uncle in Austronesian Languages

Translation of word Uncle in almost 10 Austronesian languages.

Different LanguagesWord Uncle
Cebuanouyoan
Filipinotiyuhin
Hawaiianʻanakala
Indonesianpaman
Javaneselik
Malagasyrahalahin-drain'i
Malaybapa saudara
Maorimatua keke
Samoantuagane o le aiga
Sundanesemamang

Uncle in Other Foreign Languages

Different LanguagesWord Uncle
Esperantoonklo
Haitian Creoletonton
Latinavunculus
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