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* ''ryujīnam'' — spouse of a female's sister | * ''ryujīnam'' — spouse of a female's sister | ||
* ''kānāsam'' — spouse of a male's sister | * ''kānāsam'' — spouse of a male's sister | ||
** Note that these four terms are actually genderless: they do not vary according to the gender of the person, only according to which sibling is married. If a female's brother marries a woman or a man, the spouse will be a ''bhāmarah'' in any case. These are used also for one's spouse's brothers or sisters' spouses (A's wife B has a brother, C, whose wife is D — D is A's ''bhāmarah'' (while C is A's ''sūderākam'')). | ** Note that these four terms (like any other term that refers to spouses except for one's own) are actually genderless: they do not vary according to the gender of the person, only according to which sibling is married. If a female's brother marries a woman or a man, the spouse will be a ''bhāmarah'' in any case. These are used also for one's spouse's brothers or sisters' spouses (A's wife B has a brother, C, whose wife is D — D is A's ''bhāmarah'' (while C is A's ''sūderākam'')). | ||
* ''arāši'' — wife's mother | * ''arāši'' — wife's mother | ||
* ''arākam'' — wife's father | * ''arākam'' — wife's father |
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