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machan

machan

9.9
A man related to you because he is your sister's husband or your partner's brother
  • noun
  • Indian
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  • My machan is coming over for dinner tonight.

Examples

  • She asked her machan to help organize the festival celebrations this year.

  • During the wedding, the machan played an important role in the traditional ceremonies.

  • At the family gathering, everyone greeted my machan warmly and made him feel welcome.

  • I often call him my machan.

  • At the family gathering, everyone greeted my machan warmly and made him feel welcome.

  • During the wedding, the machan played an important role in the traditional ceremonies.

  • She asked her machan to help organize the festival celebrations this year.

Synonyms

brother-in-law
vsmachan
153 1.6

A man in your family by marriage, for example your spouse's brother or your sister's husband

is a regional kinship form used in some South Asian languages and varieties

Surface Forms

machan singular
machans plural

Etymology

Machan comes from South Asian languages such as Tamil, where a similar word maccān means 'brother-in-law'. That's why machan is used as a family term for a brother-in-law.