uncle meaning in Tamil
மாமா māmā
/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/
uncle in Tamil: மாமா (māmā), பெரியப்பா (periyappā), சித்தப்பா (cittappā). In English, uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
Tamil words for uncle
- brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent
- மாமா māmā, பெரியப்பா periyappā, சித்தப்பா cittappā
English meaning of uncle
- noun The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- noun The male cousin of one’s parent.
- noun Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- noun Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
Synonyms of uncle
uncle in other languages
- uncle in Hindi
- uncle in Marathi
- uncle in Urdu
- uncle in Bengali
- uncle in Telugu
- uncle in Malayalam
- uncle in Kannada
- uncle in Punjabi
- uncle in Gujarati
- uncle in Odia
- uncle in Sanskrit
- uncle in Sinhala
- uncle in Assamese
- uncle in Nepali
- uncle in Pashto
- uncle in Tagalog
- uncle in Arabic
- uncle in Malay
- uncle in Indonesian
- uncle in Thai
- uncle in Vietnamese
- uncle in Myanmar
Questions about uncle in Tamil
- What is the meaning of uncle in Tamil?
- Uncle in Tamil is மாமா (māmā), பெரியப்பா (periyappā), சித்தப்பா (cittappā).
- uncle என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Uncle: மாமா (māmā), பெரியப்பா (periyappā), சித்தப்பா (cittappā).
- What does uncle mean in English?
- Uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
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