Meaning of maternal uncle | Babel Free
Definitions
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Equivalents
العربية
خال
Български
вуйчо
བོད་སྐད
ཨ་ཞང
Ελληνικά
θείος
فارسی
دایی
Français
oncle maternel
Gàidhlig
bràthair-màthar
עברית
דוד
Íslenska
móðurbróðir
Latina
avunculus
Македонски
вујко
मराठी
मामा
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
ମାମୁଁ
پښتو
ماما
සිංහල
මාමා
Slovenščina
stric
Sesotho
malome
Kiswahili
mjomba
తెలుగు
మామ
Тоҷикӣ
тағо
Setswana
malome
Examples
“The social organization of the Trobriand Islanders of Melane- sia is characterized by matrilineal descent, free and familiar rela- tions between father and son, and a marked antagonism between maternal uncle and nephew.³¹ On the other hand, the patrilineal Cherkess of the Caucasus place the hostility between father and son, while the maternal uncle assists his nephew and gives him a horse when he marries.³²”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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