The word relations in Hinglish is used in stead of the English word, relatives. So when asked if Mr. X is your relation, the real question would be a query as to whether the two of you are related.
Relations in Hinglish can be complex (...not quite the same way that 'relationships' are complicated). A man can be your brother, but you don't have to share the same parents. This is also clarified when the same person is said to be your cousin-brother. The same example may also have a specification claiming that although he is your brother, he is not your own-brother. Of course, if someone is known just as your cousin, there is a good chance that there is no known way that the two of you are related at all. These terms have been around long enough and have been used by so many generations already that Hinglish can probably stake claim the origin of the English phrase, 'brother from another mother'.
The fact that any man (usually older, but not compulsorily so) you meet even for the first time can be your uncle (and woman be called aunty- and not auntie) shows that the relations influence in Hinglish is so deep-rooted that the sense of family permeates through nearly every relationship in life. Auntys (when spoken about in general) are a group of women (usually, but not always older than the speaker) who are not only unrelated, but also not known to the speaker. When one uses the term my aunty, it represents a lady who is still unrelated, but may be known.
You may refer to your related aunts as cahchi, kaki, mausi, amma, maami, chitti, buaa, phooi, fufi, but remember to use only the right title for the right aunt!
Relations in Hinglish can be complex (...not quite the same way that 'relationships' are complicated). A man can be your brother, but you don't have to share the same parents. This is also clarified when the same person is said to be your cousin-brother. The same example may also have a specification claiming that although he is your brother, he is not your own-brother. Of course, if someone is known just as your cousin, there is a good chance that there is no known way that the two of you are related at all. These terms have been around long enough and have been used by so many generations already that Hinglish can probably stake claim the origin of the English phrase, 'brother from another mother'.
The fact that any man (usually older, but not compulsorily so) you meet even for the first time can be your uncle (and woman be called aunty- and not auntie) shows that the relations influence in Hinglish is so deep-rooted that the sense of family permeates through nearly every relationship in life. Auntys (when spoken about in general) are a group of women (usually, but not always older than the speaker) who are not only unrelated, but also not known to the speaker. When one uses the term my aunty, it represents a lady who is still unrelated, but may be known.
You may refer to your related aunts as cahchi, kaki, mausi, amma, maami, chitti, buaa, phooi, fufi, but remember to use only the right title for the right aunt!
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