Turkish/Lesson Nine - Kinship

Turkish makes a number of distinctions that English does not. As a result, Turkish often has more than one kinship term corresponding to a single English term. There is more than one word in Turkish for saying uncle, aunt, grand mother etc.. Anne - Mother Baba - Father Kardeş - Sibling / Brother or sister younger than you Abla - Sister older than you Ağabey (Abi) - Brother older than you Oğul - Son Kız - Daughter (also means Girl) Çocuk - Daughter and son (also means child) Evlat = Çocuk (Rare) In Turkish there are three kinds of uncles and three kinds of aunts. Your mother's brother is your dayı, your father's brother your amca. An uncle who is related only by marriage, not by blood, that is, your mother's sister's husband or your father's sister's husband, is your enişte. Similarly, your mother's sister is your teyze, your father's sister your hala. An aunt who is related only by marriage, that is, your mother's brother's wife or your father's brother's wife, is your yenge. Kuzen - Cousin Yeğen - Niece/Nephew Anneanne - Grandmother (Your mother's mother) Babaanne - Grandmother (Your father's mother) Dede - Grandfather Büyük anne - Grandmother Büyük baba - Grandfather Eş - Wife or husband Karı - Wife Hanım = Karı (Polite) Koca - Husband Bey = Koca (Polite) Kayınpeder (Kaynata) - Father in law (Your wife or husband's father) Kayınvalide (Kaynana) - Mother in law (Your wife or husband's mother) Dünür - The father-in-law or mother-in-law of your child Kayınbirader - brother in law Baldız - Wife's sister Bacanak - Wife's sister's husband Görümce - Your husband's sister or your brother's wife Elti - Your husband's brother's wife