Direct Answer: Mama Ki Wife = Mami (मामी)
Your Mama (मामा) is your mother’s brother. His wife is called Mami (मामी). She is your maternal aunt by marriage. There is no other name — Mami is universal across Hindi-speaking India.
If you came here for that one answer, you have it. But Hindi has 70+ rishte, and the “X ko kya bolte hain” questions never really stop — so below is the full quick-reference, grouped by side of family. For the complete explained list, see Hindi rishte ke naam.
Father's Side: Spouse-of-Relative Names
Mother's Side: Spouse-of-Relative Names
In-Laws: Spouse-of-Relative Names
Children-of-Relative Names
Extended & Tricky Relationships
- Samdhi (समधी) — Your child’s father-in-law (the other side’s parent).
- Samdhan (समधन) — Your child’s mother-in-law.
- Pardada (परदादा) — Father’s grandfather (great-grandfather).
- Pardadi (परदादी) — Father’s grandmother (great-grandmother).
- Parnana (परनाना) — Mother’s grandfather (maternal great-grandfather).
- Parnani (परनानी) — Mother’s grandmother (maternal great-grandmother).
- Pota (पोता) — Son’s son (grandson). Poti (पोती) — Son’s daughter.
- Naati (नाती) — Daughter’s son (grandson through daughter). Naatin (नातिन) — Daughter’s daughter.
25 More Viral 'Ko Kya Bolte Hain' Answers
- Father ki behen? → Bua (बुआ)
- Mother ka bhai? → Mama (मामा)
- Father ka bada bhai? → Tau (ताऊ)
- Father ka chhota bhai? → Chacha (चाचा)
- Mother ki behen? → Mausi (मौसी)
- Husband ka bada bhai? → Jeth (जेठ)
- Husband ka chhota bhai? → Devar (देवर)
- Husband ki behen? → Nanad (ननद)
- Wife ka bhai? → Sala (साला)
- Wife ki behen? → Sali (साली)
- Wife ke parents? → Saas (सास) & Sasur (ससुर)
- Bete ki wife? → Bahu (बहू)
- Beti ka husband? → Damaad (दामाद)
- Bhai ka beta? → Bhatija (भतीजा)
- Bhai ki beti? → Bhatiji (भतीजी)
- Behen ka beta? → Bhanja (भांजा)
- Behen ki beti? → Bhanji (भांजी)
- Dada ka bhai? → Pardada/Bade Dada
- Nana ka bhai? → Bade Nana
- Fufa ki wife? → Bua (बुआ) — she IS the bua!
- Mausa ki wife? → Mausi (मौसी) — she IS the mausi!
- Jija ki behen? → Your husband’s Nanad or Sala’s behen
- Sadhu ki wife? → Your Sali (साली)
- Salhaj ka husband? → Your Sala (साला)
- Nandoi ki wife? → Your Nanad (ननद)
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Rishta FAQ (अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल)
- Mama ki wife ko kya bolte hain?
- Mami (मामी). Mama is your mother’s brother, so his wife is your Mami — a maternal aunt by marriage.
- Bua ka husband ko kya bolte hain?
- Fufa (फूफा), also written phupha. Bua is your father’s sister, so her husband is your Fufa.
- Sala ki wife ko kya bolte hain?
- Salhaj (सल्हज) — your wife’s brother’s wife.
- Mausi ka husband ko kya bolte hain?
- Mausa (मौसा). Mausi is your mother’s sister, so her husband is your Mausa.
- Bhai ke bete-beti ko kya bolte hain?
- Bhatija (भतीजा) for the son and Bhatiji (भतीजी) for the daughter. A sister’s children are Bhanja and Bhanji.
- Hindi mein kitne rishte ke naam hain?
- Over 70 unique relationship terms — far more than any other major language, because Hindi separates relationships by side of family, age and gender.
