Words for family members and other relatives in Eastern Armenian (արևելահայերեն), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in Armenia.
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| family | ընտանիք (yntanik’) [əntɑˈnikʰ] |
| parent | ծնող (tsnogh) [t͡səˈnoʁ] |
| parents | ծնողներ (tsnoghner) [t͡səˈnoʁnɛɾ] |
| father | հայր (hayr) [hɑjɾ] |
| mother | մայր (mayr) [mɑjɾ] |
| child | երեխա (yerekha) [jɛɾɛˈχɑ] զավակ (zavak) [zɑˈvɑk] |
| children | երեխաներ (yerekhaner) [jɛɾɛˈχɑnɛɾ] |
| son | որդի (vordi) [vɔɾˈtʰi] ուստր (ustr) [ˈustəɾ] |
| daughter | դուստր (dustr) [ˈdustəɾ] աղջիկ (aghjik) [ɑχˈt͡ʃʰik] |
| husband | ամուսին (amusin) [ɑmuˈsin] |
| wife | կին (kin) [kin] |
| brother | եղբայր (yeghbayr) [jɛχˈpɑjɾ] |
| sister | քույր (k’uyr) [kʰujɾ] |
| uncle (paternal) | հորեղբայր (horeghbayr) [hɔɾɛχˈpɑjɾ] |
| uncle (maternal) | քեռի (k’erri) [kʰɛˈri] մորեղբայր (moreghbayr) [mɔɾɛχˈpɑjɾ] |
| aunt (paternal) | հորաքույր (horak’uyr) [hɔɾɑˈkʰujɾ] |
| aunt (maternal) | մորաքույր (morak’uyr) [mɔɾɑˈkʰujɾ] |
| cousin (male) | զարմիկ (zarmik) [zɑɾˈmik] |
| քեռու տղա (k’erru tgha) [kʿeṙu tła] - maternal uncle's son |
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| մորաքրոջ տղա (morak’roj tgha) [morakʿroǰ tła] - maternal aunt's son |
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| հորեղբոր տղա (horeghbor tgha) [horełbor tła] - paternal uncle's son |
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| հորաքրոջ տղա (horak’roj tgha) [horakʿroǰ tła] - paternal aunt's son |
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| cousin (female) | զարմուհի [zɑɾmuˈhi] |
| քեռու դուստր (k’erru dustr) [kʿeṙu dustr] քեռու աղջիկ (k’erru aghjik) [kʿeṙu ałǰik] - maternal uncle's daughter |
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| մորաքրոջ դուստր (morak’roj dustr) [morakʿroǰ dustr] մորաքրոջ աղջիկ (morak’roj aghjik) [morakʿroǰ ałǰik] - maternal aunt's daughter |
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| հորեղբոր դուստր (horeghbor dustr) [horełbor dustr] հորեղբոր աղջիկ (horeghbor aghjik) [horełbor ałǰik] - paternal uncle's daughter |
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| հորաքրոջ դուստր (horak’roj dustr) [horakʿroǰ dustr] հորաքրոջ աղջիկ (horak’roj aghjik) [horakʿroǰ ałǰik] - paternal aunt's daughter |
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| nephew | զարմիկ (zarmik) [zɑɾˈmik] |
| niece | զարմուհի (zarmuhi) [zɑɾmuˈhi] |
| grandfather | պապ (pap) [pɑp] պապիկ (papik) [pɑˈpik] |
| grandmother | տատ (tat) [tɑt] տատիկ (tatik) [tɑˈtik] |
| grandchildren | թոռներ (t’vorrner) [tʰɔrnɛɾ] |
| grandchild | թոռ (t’vorr) [tʰɔr] թոռնիկ (t’vorrnik) [tʰɔrˈnik] |
| grandson | թոռնիկ (t’vorrnik) [tʰɔrˈnik] |
| granddaughter | թոռնուհի (t’vorrnuhi) [tʿoṙnuhi] |
| great-grandfather | նախապապ (nakhapap) [nɑχɑˈpɑp] |
| great-grandmother | նախատատ (nakhatat) [nɑχɑˈtɑt] |
| great-grandson | ծոռ (tsorr) [t͡sɔr] |
| great-granddaughter | ծոռնուհի (tsorrnuhi) [t͡sɔrnuhi] |
| father-in-law | սկեսրայր (skesrayr) [skɛsˈɾɑjɾ] - husband's father աներ (aner) [ɑˈnɛɾ] - wife's father |
| mother-in-law | սկեսուր (skesur) [əskɛˈsuɾ] - husband's mother զոքանչ (zok’anch’) [zɔˈkʰɑnt͡ʃʰ] - wife's mother |
| brother-in-law | փեսա (p’esa) [pʰɛˈsɑ] - sister's husband |
| աներձագ (anerdzag) [ɑnɛɾˈd͡zɑkʰ] - wife's brother | |
| աներորդի (anerordi) [ɑnɛɾɔɾˈtʰi] - wife's brother | |
| տեգր (tegr) [ˈtɛkʰəɾ] - husband's brother | |
| քենակալ (k’enakal) [kʰɛnɑˈkɑl] - wife's sister's husband | |
| բաջանաղ (bajanagh) [bɑd͡ʒɑˈnɑʁ] - wife's sister's husband | |
| sister-in-law | հարս (hars) [hɑɾs] - brother's wife |
| տալ (tal) [tɑl] - husband's sister | |
| քենի (k’eni) [kʰɛˈni] - wife's sister | |
| տագերակին (tagerakin) [tɑkʰɛɾɑˈkin] - husband's brother's wife | |
| son-in-law | փեսա (p’esa) [pʰɛˈsɑ] |
| daughter-in-law | հարս (hars) [hɑɾs] |
| stepfather | խորթ հայր (khort’ hayr) [χoɾtʰ hɑjɾ] |
| stepmother | խորթ մայր (khort’ mayr) [χoɾtʰ mɑjɾ] |
| relative | ազգական (azgakan) [ɑzɡɑˈkɑn] |
| in-law (relative by marriage) | խնամի (khnami) [χənɑˈmi] |
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