cousins

Bengali translation: mamato/mastuto/pistuto/khurtuto bhaiera/bonera

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English term or phrase:cousins
Bengali translation:mamato/mastuto/pistuto/khurtuto bhaiera/bonera
Entered by: Anna Konar

07:29 Oct 5, 2008
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English term or phrase: cousins
1. how to say cousins in plural if it means that cousins are both male and female and from both maternal and paternal sides? for example: my cousins came to my house. 2. when it is not mentioned what cousins exactly how to translate it into bengali? (hindu variant please)
Anna Konar
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:49
mamato/mastuto/pistuto/khurtuto bhaiera/bonera
Explanation:
from maternal side: mamato/mastuto bhai(brother)/bon(sister)

from paternal side: jartuto/khurtuto/pistuto bhai(brother)/bon(sister)

and -ra suffixed to make them plural.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-05 12:27:06 GMT)
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In one word : bhai-era, bon-era
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keshab
Local time: 18:19
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mamato/mastuto/pistuto/khurtuto bhaiera/bonera


Explanation:
from maternal side: mamato/mastuto bhai(brother)/bon(sister)

from paternal side: jartuto/khurtuto/pistuto bhai(brother)/bon(sister)

and -ra suffixed to make them plural.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-05 12:27:06 GMT)
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In one word : bhai-era, bon-era

keshab
Local time: 18:19
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 12
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thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: i meant how to say about them all in one word

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