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** 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 ''sūtrākam'')). | ** 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 ''sūtrākam'')). | ||
* ''arāši'' — wife's mother | * ''arāši'' — wife's mother | ||
** ''pasarāši'' — wife's aunt (maternal or paternal) | |||
* ''arākam'' — wife's father | * ''arākam'' — wife's father | ||
** ''pasarākam'' — wife's uncle (maternal or paternal) | |||
* ''ehākti'' — husband's mother | * ''ehākti'' — husband's mother | ||
** ''pasehākti'' — husband's aunt (maternal or paternal) | |||
* ''ehāktam'' — husband's father | * ''ehāktam'' — husband's father | ||
** ''pasehāktam'' — husband's uncle (maternal or paternal) | |||
* ''nāreši'' — son or daughter's spouse's mother | * ''nāreši'' — son or daughter's spouse's mother | ||
* ''nārekam'' — son or daughter's spouse's father | * ''nārekam'' — son or daughter's spouse's father |
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