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uncle meaning in Punjabi

ਮਾਮਾ māmā

/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/

uncle in Punjabi: ਮਾਮਾ (māmā). In English, uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

Punjabi words for uncle

uncle, mother's brother
ਮਾਮਾ māmā

English meaning of uncle

  1. noun The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. noun The male cousin of one’s parent.
  3. noun Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
  4. noun Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.

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Questions about uncle in Punjabi

What is the meaning of uncle in Punjabi?
Uncle in Punjabi is ਮਾਮਾ (māmā).
uncle ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Uncle: ਮਾਮਾ (māmā).
What does uncle mean in English?
Uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “uncle”: ਮਾਮਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: uncle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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