Uncle
//ˈʌŋ.kl̩//
Translations of "uncle" (156 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | bacë(close male friend of the parents), dajë(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), fajdexhi(UK informal: pawnbroker — see also pawnbroker), ungj(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), xhaxha(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), xhaxha(close male friend of the parents) | — | |
| Amharic | ኣጎት(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | ʾagot | |
| Ancient Greek | θεῖος(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), μήτρως(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), πάτρως(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | theîos, mḗtrōs, pátrōs | |
| Arabic | خَال(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), زَوْجُ الخالة(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), زَوْجُ العَمّة(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), عَمّ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | ḵāl, zawju l-ḵāla, zawju l-ʕamma, ʕamm | |
| Armenian | հորեղբայր(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), քեռի(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), քեռի(source of advice, encouragement, or help) | horeġbayr, kʻeṙi, kʻeṙi | |
| Assamese | খুৰা(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), বৰদেউতা(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), মোমাই(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | khura, borodeuta, mümai | |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܓܲܒ݂ܪ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ܓܲܒ݂ܪ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ܚܵܠܵܐ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ܥܲܡܵܐ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | gaḇr ḥāltā, gaḇr ʿamtā, ḥālā, ʿamā | |
| Asturian | tíu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Aukan | omu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tiyu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | dayı(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), əmi(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Bakhtiari | کاکا(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | kâkâ | |
| Baluchi | ماما(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ناکو(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), کاکہ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | mámá, náko, káka | |
| Basque | osaba(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Belarusian | дзя́дзька(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), дзя́дзька(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), дзя́дзя(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | dzjádzʹka, dzjádzʹka, dzjádzja | |
| Bengali | খালু(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), চাচা(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ফুফা(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), মামা(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | khalu, caca, phupha | |
| Bhojpuri | काका(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | kākā | |
| Breton | eontr(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), eontr da-heul(source of advice, encouragement, or help) | — | |
| Bulgarian | ву́йчо(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), калеко(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), свако(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), стри́ко(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), чи́чо(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | vújčo, kaleko, svako, stríko, číčo | |
| Burmese | ကို(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), ဘကြီး(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ဘထွေး(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ဦး(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | kui, bha.kri:, bha.htwe:, u: | |
| Carpathian Rusyn | у́йко(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | újko | |
| Catalan | oncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tiet(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tio(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tio(close male friend of the parents) | — | |
| Central Dusun | mamai(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | خاڵ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), مام(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | xall, mam | |
| Chechen | ваша(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | vaša | |
| Cherokee | ᎡᏚᏥ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | edutsi | |
| Chichewa | tsibweni(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Chinese | 姑丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姨丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 母舅(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿伯(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿叔(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿舅(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | zh-min-nan, î-tiūⁿ, bú-kū, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 伯伯(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 叔叔(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 叔叔(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), 姑丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姨丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 舅父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | baak³ baak³, suk¹ suk¹, suk¹ suk¹ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 伯伯(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 伯父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 叔叔(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 叔叔(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), 叔父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姑丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姑父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姨丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姨夫(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姨父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 舅父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 舅舅(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | bóbo, bófù, shúshu, shūshu, shúfù, gūzhàng, gūfù, yízhàng, yífū, yífù, jiùfù, jiùjiu | |
| Chinook Jargon | tot(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Crimean Tatar | dayı(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Czech | strýc(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), strýček(source of advice, encouragement, or help), strýček(close male friend of the parents) | — | |
| Dalmatian | naul(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Danish | farbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), morbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), onkel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), onkel(UK informal: pawnbroker — see also pawnbroker) | — | |
| Dari | ماما(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), کَاکو(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), کَاکَا(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | mâmâ, kākō, kākā | |
| Dutch | nonkel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), oom(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), oompje(source of advice, encouragement, or help), pandjesbaas(UK informal: pawnbroker — see also pawnbroker), suikeroom(source of advice, encouragement, or help) | — | |
| Esperanto | onklo(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Estonian | onu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Ewe | tɔgã(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tɔɖe(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), wɔfa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Finnish | eno(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), enopuoli(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), kummisetä(source of advice, encouragement, or help), setä(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), setä(close male friend of the parents), setäpuoli(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| French | oncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tonton(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Friulian | barbe(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Galician | tío(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Georgian | ბიძა(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ბიძია(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ძია(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ძია(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | biʒa, biʒia, ʒia, ʒia | |
| German | Onkel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Gooniyandi | ngaboo(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Greek | θείος(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), θείος(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | theíos, theíos | |
| Gunwinggu | ngabba(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ngadjadj(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Haitian Creole | tonton, monnonk(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Hakka Chinese | 姑丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 姨丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 母舅(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿伯(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿叔(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿舅(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | kû-chhông, yì-chhông, mû-khiû, â-pak, â-suk, â-khiû | |
| Hamer-Banna | aarák(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), eiké(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), imbána(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Hawaiian | makua kāne(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ʻanakala(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ʻanakala(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | — | |
| Hebrew | דּוֹד(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | dod | |
| Hindi | अंकल(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), अंकल(close male friend of the parents), अंकल(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), काका(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), चाचा(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ताया(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), मामा(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | aṅkal, aṅkal, aṅkal, kākā, cācā, tāyā, māmā | |
| Hungarian | bácsi(close male friend of the parents), bácsi(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), nagybácsi(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Icelandic | frændi(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Ido | onklulo(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Indonesian | om(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), om(close male friend of the parents), om(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), paman(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Ingrian | däädä(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), eno(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), setä(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Interlingua | oncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | اَفْدَر(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), اُوْدَر(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), خالو(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), دایی(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), عَمو(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | afdar, owdar, xâlu, dâyi, amu | |
| Irish | uncail(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Italian | zio(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Japanese | おじさん(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), 伯父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 伯父貴(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 叔父(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 叔父貴(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | oji-san, oji, ojiki, ojiki | |
| Kabyle | zizi(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Kaitag | уцци́(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | uccí | |
| Kapampangan | bapa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Kashmiri | ماسُو(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), مام(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), پۄپھُو(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), پیٔتٕر(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | māsuv, mām, pọphuv, pyạtụr | |
| Kazakh | ağa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), nağaşı(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), немере аға(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | nemere ağa | |
| Khoekhoe | ǁnaosab(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Korean | 삼촌(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 아저씨(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 아저씨(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | samchon, ajeossi, ajeossi | |
| Krisa | tani baʼ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tani pung(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), wini(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Kumyk | анасыны агъасы(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), анасыны инеси(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), атасыны агъасы(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), атасыны иниси(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | anasını ağası, anasını inesi, atasını ağası, atasını inisi | |
| Lao | ລຸງ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Latgalian | dzedzeits(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Latin | avunculus(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), barbas(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), patruus(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), thius(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Latvian | mātes brālis(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tēva brālis(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tēvocis(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Lithuanian | dėdė(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | wujk(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Macedonian | ву́јко(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), стри́ко(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), те́тин(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), чи́чко(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | vújko, stríko, tétin, číčko | |
| Malay | bapa saudara(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mamanda(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), pakcik(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Malayalam | അമ്മാവന്(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ചെറിയച്ചന്(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), മാമന്(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), വല്യച്ചന്(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | ammāvaṉ, ceṟiyaccaṉ, māmaṉ, valyaccaṉ | |
| Maltese | ziju(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Māori | matua kēkē(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Marathi | काका(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), काका(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), मामा(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | kākā, kākā, māmā | |
| Maricopa | nkwii(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Melpa | apa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Meriam | bab(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Middle English | em(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), uncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Minangkabau | mamak(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Mòcheno | barba(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Mongolian | авга ах(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), авга эрэгтэй дүү(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), нагац ах(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), нагац эрэгтэй дүү(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | avga ax, avga eregtej düü, nagac ax, nagac eregtej düü | |
| Montana Salish | smamáʔ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Nanai | гусин(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), эчэкэ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | gusin, ečeke | |
| Navajo | abízhí(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), adáʼí(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ayáázh(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), azhéʼé yázhí(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Norman | aonclle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), oncl'ye(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| North Frisian | Oom(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | ap(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mam(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), xal(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Northern Ohlone | 'et̄e(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Northern Sami | eahki(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), eanu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), čeahci(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | farbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), farbror(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), filleonkel(close male friend of the parents), morbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), onkel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), onkel(UK informal: pawnbroker — see also pawnbroker), pantelåner(UK informal: pawnbroker — see also pawnbroker) | — | |
| Occitan | oncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), quenque(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Old English | fædera(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ēam(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Old French | oncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Oromo | eessuma(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), wasiila(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | دایی(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), عم(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), عموجه(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | dayı, ʼamm, ʼamuca | |
| Pannonian Rusyn | бачи(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), шовґор(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | bači, šovgor | |
| Papiamentu | tio(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Pashto | تره(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ماما(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | paternal, maternal | |
| Pennsylvania German | Onkel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Pitjantjatjara | mama maḻatja(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mama puḻka(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Onkel (nds)(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Polish | stryj(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), stryjek(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), wuj(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), wujek(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Portuguese | tio(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tio(source of advice, encouragement, or help), tio(close male friend of the parents), tio(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | — | |
| Quechua | kaka(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), kaku(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), qaka(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), yaya(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Romani | kak(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Romanian | unchi(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Romansch | aug(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), barba(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Russian | дя́дька(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), дя́дюшка(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), дя́дя(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), дя́дя(source of advice, encouragement, or help), дя́дя(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), ростовщи́к(UK informal: pawnbroker — see also pawnbroker) | djádʹka, djádjuška, djádja, djádja, djádja, rostovščík | |
| Sanskrit | पितृव्य(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), मातुल(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | pitṛvya, mātula | |
| Sardinian | ciu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tiu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tziu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Saterland Frisian | Oom(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Scots | eme(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mither-brither(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), uncle(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | bràthair-athar(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), bràthair-màthar(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), uncail(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | amidža(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), daidža(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), stric(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tetak(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), teča(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tečo(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ujak(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), čika(close male friend of the parents), čiko(close male friend of the parents), čiča(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), амиџа(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), даиџа(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), стриц(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), тетак(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), течa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), течо(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ујак(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), чика(close male friend of the parents), чико(close male friend of the parents), чичa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | paternal, maternal | |
| Seri | aaitz(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Shan | လုင်း(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | lúng | |
| Sicilian | ziu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), zu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Sidamo | wosiila(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Sinhalese | මාමා(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | māmā | |
| Slovak | strýko(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), strýko(close male friend of the parents), ujo(close male friend of the parents), ujo(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | — | |
| Slovene | stric(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Southern Altai | ага(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ака(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), таай(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), тай(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | aga, aka, taay, tay | |
| Southern Sierra Miwok | ka·ka·(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Spanish | tío(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Sundanese | amang(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mamang(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mang(close male friend of the parents), mang(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | — | |
| Swedish | farbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), fars svåger(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ingift farbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ingift morbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), morbror(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), mors svåger(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), onkel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Tagalog | tito(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tiyo(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), tiyuhin(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Tamil | சித்தப்பா(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), பெரியப்பா(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), மாமா(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | cittappā, periyappā, māmā | |
| Teochew | 阿丈(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿伯(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿叔(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), 阿舅(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | a¹ diên⁶, a¹ dion⁶, a¹ bêh⁴, a¹ zêg⁴, a¹ gu⁶ | |
| Thai | ตา(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), น้า(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), น้า(close male friend of the parents), ปู่(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), ลุง(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ลุง(close male friend of the parents), ลุง(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries), อา(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), อา(close male friend of the parents) | dtaa, náa, náa, bpùu, lung, lung, aa, aa | |
| Tibetan | ཨ་ཁུ(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ཨ་ཞང(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | a khu, a zhang | |
| Torres Strait Creole | ankel(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Tumbuka | sibweni(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Turkish | amca(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), dayı(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), enişte(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Turkmen | aga(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), daýy(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Tuvan | аккызы(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), даайы(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | akkızı, daayı | |
| Ukrainian | дя́дько(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), дя́дько(form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries) | djádʹko, djádʹko | |
| Urdu | تایا(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ماما(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), چَچا(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), کاکا(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | tāyā, māmā, cacā, kākā | |
| Venetan | barba(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), sio(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), zhio(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bác(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), chú(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), cậu(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Volapük | hiter(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), ziom(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Welsh | ewythr(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| West-Frisian | omke(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent), omme(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Yámana | tanowa(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | — | |
| Yiddish | פֿעטער(brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | feter |
bacë, dajë, fajdexhi, ungj, xhaxha, xhaxha
tíu
omu, tiyu
dayı, əmi
osaba
eontr, eontr da-heul
oncle, tiet, tio, tio
mamai
tsibweni
姑丈, 姨丈, 母舅, 阿丈, 阿伯, 阿叔, 阿舅
zh-min-nan, î-tiūⁿ, bú-kū, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan
伯伯, 伯父, 叔叔, 叔叔, 叔父, 姑丈, 姑父, 姨丈, 姨夫, 姨父, 舅父, 舅舅
bóbo, bófù, shúshu, shūshu, shúfù, gūzhàng, gūfù, yízhàng, yífū, yífù, jiùfù, jiùjiu
dayı
strýc, strýček, strýček
naul
farbror, morbror, onkel, onkel
nonkel, oom, oompje, pandjesbaas, suikeroom
onklo
onu
tɔgã, tɔɖe, wɔfa
eno, enopuoli, kummisetä, setä, setä, setäpuoli
oncle, tonton
barbe
tío
Onkel
ngaboo
ngabba, ngadjadj
tonton, monnonk
aarák, eiké, imbána
makua kāne, ʻanakala, ʻanakala
bácsi, bácsi, nagybácsi
frændi
onklulo
om, om, om, paman
däädä, eno, setä
oncle
uncail
zio
zizi
bapa
ǁnaosab
tani baʼ, tani pung, wini
анасыны агъасы, анасыны инеси, атасыны агъасы, атасыны иниси
anasını ağası, anasını inesi, atasını ağası, atasını inisi
ລຸງ
dzedzeits
avunculus, barbas, patruus, thius
mātes brālis, tēva brālis, tēvocis
dėdė
wujk
bapa saudara, mamanda, pakcik
ziju
matua kēkē
nkwii
apa
bab
em, uncle
mamak
barba
авга ах, авга эрэгтэй дүү, нагац ах, нагац эрэгтэй дүү
avga ax, avga eregtej düü, nagac ax, nagac eregtej düü
smamáʔ
abízhí, adáʼí, ayáázh, azhéʼé yázhí
aonclle, oncl'ye
ap, mam, xal
'et̄e
eahki, eanu, čeahci
farbror, farbror, filleonkel, morbror, onkel, onkel, pantelåner
oncle, quenque
fædera, ēam
oncle
eessuma, wasiila
tio
Onkel
mama maḻatja, mama puḻka
Onkel (nds)
stryj, stryjek, wuj, wujek
tio, tio, tio, tio
kaka, kaku, qaka, yaya
kak
unchi
aug, barba
дя́дька, дя́дюшка, дя́дя, дя́дя, дя́дя, ростовщи́к
djádʹka, djádjuška, djádja, djádja, djádja, rostovščík
ciu, tiu, tziu
eme, mither-brither, uncle
bràthair-athar, bràthair-màthar, uncail
amidža, daidža, stric, tetak, teča, tečo, ujak, čika, čiko, čiča, амиџа, даиџа, стриц, тетак, течa, течо, ујак, чика, чико, чичa
paternal, maternal
aaitz
ziu, zu
wosiila
strýko, strýko, ujo, ujo
stric
ka·ka·
tío
amang, mamang, mang, mang
farbror, fars svåger, ingift farbror, ingift morbror, morbror, mors svåger, onkel
tito, tiyo, tiyuhin
ankel
sibweni
amca, dayı, enişte
aga, daýy
barba, sio, zhio
bác, chú, cậu
hiter, ziom
ewythr
omke, omme
tanowa
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.