मौसा (mausaa)
noun
मौसा (mausaa) means 'maternal aunt's husband' -- the uncle-by-marriage on the mother's side. It pairs with मौसी (mausii, mother's sister), the two words sharing the same root.
Sense
1
:
husband of one's mother's sister
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Indian families track relatives by exact relationship rather than lumping everyone under 'uncle,' and मौसा (mausaa) is a good example -- it tells you immediately that this man married into the family through the mother's sister. Kids often address him respectfully alongside मौसी (mausii), and the pair मौसा-मौसी (mausaa-mausii) is a common way to refer to them together at family gatherings.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for चाचा (chaachaa) or मामा (maamaa) for any 'uncle,' but Hindi kinship terms are precise about which side of the family and which relation is involved -- मौसा (mausaa) specifically marks the husband of the mother's sister, distinct from मामा (maamaa, mother's brother) and चाचा (chaachaa, father's younger brother).
Sample Sentences:
मेरे मौसा दिल्ली में रहते हैं।
My uncle (mother's sister's husband) lives in Delhi.
(mere mausaa dillii men rahte hain।)
कल मौसा जी हमारे घर आए थे।
Uncle came to our house yesterday.
(kal mausaa jii hamaare ghar aae the।)
मौसा-मौसी शादी में साथ आए हैं।
Uncle and aunt have come together to the wedding.
(mausaa-mausii shaadii men saath aae hain।)
मौसा जी, आप कैसे हैं?
Uncle, how are you?
(mausaa jii, aap kaise hain?)
अगर मौसा जी आ जाते तो मज़ा आ जाता।
If uncle had come, it would have been fun.
(agar mausaa jii aa jaate to mazaa aa jaataa।)
मौसा जी, कृपया अंदर आ जाइए।
Uncle, please come inside.
(mausaa jii, kripyaa andar aa jaaie।)
शायद मौसा जी को यह बात पसंद न आए।
Perhaps uncle might not like this.
(shaayad mausaa jii ko yah baat pasand n aae।)
मौसा जी के बारे में सबसे यही कहा जाता है कि वे बहुत मेहनती हैं।
It is said by everyone about uncle that he is very hardworking.
(mausaa jii ke baare men sabse yahii kahaa jaataa hai ki ve bahut mehantii hain।)
मौसा जी सुबह-सुबह बगीचे में बैठे हैं।
Uncle is sitting in the garden early in the morning.
(mausaa jii subah-subah bagiiche men baithe hain।)
मौसा जी अगले हफ़्ते हमसे मिलने आएंगे।
Uncle will come to meet us next week.
(mausaa jii agle hafte hamse milne aaenge।)
बचपन में मौसा जी मुझे साइकिल चलाना सिखाते थे।
In my childhood, uncle used to teach me how to ride a bicycle.
(bachpan men mausaa jii mujhe saaikil chalaanaa sikhaate the।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
मौसा
(mausaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
मौसे
(mause)
(pl.m.direct):
मौसे
(mause)
(pl.m.oblique):
मौसों
(mauson)