Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 18, 2007 17:15
17 yrs ago
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Hindi term
mausi
Hindi to English
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a form of addressing somebody. for example: Shyam mausi
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Aunty |
georgina singh
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| 5 +6 | Aunt / Aunty |
Kamlesh Dhavale
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| 5 | mother's sister |
Narasimhan Raghavan
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Proposed translations
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georgina singh
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Native in: English 
Works in: Tamil to English, Hindi to English
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Aunty
When addressing anylady older than ourselves, we use the term "mausi" as a form of respect to them.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-01-19 05:12:53 GMT)
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It may not beyour mother's sister or father's brother's wife- but still we use the term "mausi" in respect to an older lady.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-01-19 05:12:53 GMT)
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It may not beyour mother's sister or father's brother's wife- but still we use the term "mausi" in respect to an older lady.
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Comment: "thnx for giving the culture context"
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Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
Works in: English to Tamil, Tamil to English, French to Tamil, and 6 more.
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mother's sister
Mausi in Hindi means "maa jaisi" that is to say, "like the mother" "as good as mother". It is a beautiful relationship.
Tamil is my mother tongue and as I am fond of saying, Hindi is my mausi-tongue.
Tamil is my mother tongue and as I am fond of saying, Hindi is my mausi-tongue.
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4 mins
Kamlesh Dhavale
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
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Native in: Marathi 
, Hindi
Works in: English to Marathi, English to Hindi, Hindi to English, and 3 more.
Aunt / Aunty
Mausi is maternal aunt. The term of address would be "Aunt" or "Aunty".
Peer comment(s):
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keshab
: yes, Shyam mausi becomes Shyam Aunty
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| agree |
Tejinder Soodan
49 mins
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| agree |
Rajan Chopra
: Hindi is pretty rich in this respect as it has separate words for mother's sister, father's sister, mother's brother's wife, father's brothers wife i.e.Mausi, BuA, MAmii & TAii respectively but English has just Aunt or Aunty for all of these relations.
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satish krishna itikela
12 hrs
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Asghar Bhatti
1 day 6 hrs
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Ravindra Godbole
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