Words for family members and other relatives in Javanese.
| Javanese (baṣa Jawa) | |
|---|---|
| family | kulåwargå |
| male | lanang |
| female | wadôn / wédhok |
| sibling / relative | sedulur |
| cousin | sedulur misan |
| cousin of same grand grandparent | sedulur mindho |
| great great great great great great grandparent | grepak sénthé |
| great great great great great grandparent | gantung siwur |
| great great great great grandparent | udheg-udheg |
| great great great grand grandparent | waréng |
| great great grandparent | simbah canggah |
| great grandparent | simbah buyut |
| grandparent | simbah/émbah/mbah/éyang |
| grandparent older brother/sister | simbah raka |
| grandparent younger brother/sister | simbah rayi |
| grandfather | simbah kakung / éyang kakung |
| grandmother | simbah putri / éyang putri |
| parent | wong tuwå / tiyang sepuh |
| husband or wife (spouse) | garwa / bojo |
| father | bapak / råmå / båpå |
| mother | ibu / biyung / simbôk / emak / sibu |
| child | anak |
| son | putrå |
| daughter | putri |
| 1st child | pembarep |
| 2nd child | panggulu |
| middle children | pandhådhå |
| 2nd from bottom child | sumèndhi |
| bottom child | wuragil / ragil /waruju |
| grandchildren | putu / wayah |
| grandson | putu lanang |
| granddaughter | putu wadôn |
| grand grandchildren | buyut |
| older brother | kangmas / kakang / mas / raka |
| younger brother | adhi lanang / adik lanang / adhimas / dhimas / rayi |
| older sister | mbakyu / mbak ayu / mbak / raka |
| younger sister | adik wadon / adhi wadon / dhiajeng / rayi |
| older uncle | pakdhé / bapak gedhé / siwa lanang |
| younger uncle | paklik / bapak cilik |
| older aunt | budhé / ibu gedhé / makdhé / emak gedhé / siwa wadon |
| younger aunt | bulik / ibu cilik |
| nephew | keponakan lanang |
| niece | keponakan wadôn |
| adopted child | anak pupôn |
| step father | bapak kuwalôn |
| step mother | ibu kuwalôn |
| step children | anak kuwalôn |
| parent-in-law | måråtuwå |
| father-in-law | bapak måråtuwå |
| mother-in-law | ibu måråtuwå |
| son / daughter-in-law | mantu |
| relation between parent and parent-in-law | bésan |
| brother / sister-in-law | ipe |
| brother/sister of brother/sister-in-law | pripéan |
List compiled by Lukas Jalu
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