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Wedding Food & Kinship

विवाह भोज आ सम्बन्ध

Feast vocabulary and kinship terms used at Mithila weddings.

विवाह भोज आ ससुराल-मायका सम्बन्धक शब्द।

Kinship at weddings

विवाह मे रिश्तेदारी

At a Mithila wedding, **every relative has a precise name** — not just "aunt" or "uncle" but jeth, devar, nanad, saali. Learning these shows respect for Mithila's detailed kinship system.

मिथिला विवाह मे **हर रिश्तेदारक सटीक नाम** अछि — केवल चाची-मामी नहि, बल्कि जेठ, देवर, ननद, साली। ए सीखि क अहाँ मिथिलाक विस्तृत रिश्तेदारी प्रणालीक सम्मान करत छी।

Folk song from Mithila

सोहर · विवाह · छठ गीत — मिथिलाक लोक संगीत

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  • Lagan Geet

    लगन गीत

    Wedding date-setting

    सुनु सखि, लगन आयल अछि, मंगल बाजे रे…
  • Vivah Geet

    विवाह गीत

    Wedding ceremony

    बाजे मृदंग सहनाई, घर आंगन जगमग भेल…

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प्रत्येक पंक्ति: अंग्रेज़ी · हिंदी · मैथिली (देवनागरी)। ध्वनि आ बोलचाल क्षेत्र अनुसार भिन्नता संभव अछि।

  • 1.

    English

    Wedding feast

    Hindi

    विवाह भोज

    Maithili

    विवाह भोज🔊

    Context

    Mithila wedding — Saurath Sabha to Kohbar traditions

  • 2.

    English

    Delicacies

    Hindi

    पकवान

    Maithili

    पकवान🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 3.

    English

    Litti

    Hindi

    लिट्टी

    Maithili

    लिट्टी🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 4.

    English

    Flattened rice & curd

    Hindi

    चूड़ा-दही

    Maithili

    चूड़ा-दही🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 5.

    English

    Betel leaf

    Hindi

    पान

    Maithili

    पान🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 6.

    English

    Sweets

    Hindi

    मिठाई

    Maithili

    मिठाई🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 7.

    English

    Rasgulla

    Hindi

    रसगुल्ला

    Maithili

    रसगुल्ला🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 8.

    English

    Peda

    Hindi

    पेड़ा

    Maithili

    पेड़ा🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 9.

    English

    News / announcement

    Hindi

    समाचार

    Maithili

    समाचार🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 10.

    English

    Blessing

    Hindi

    आशीर्वाद

    Maithili

    आशीर्वाद🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 11.

    English

    Elder brother's wife

    Hindi

    जेठानी

    Maithili

    जेठानी🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 12.

    English

    Younger brother's wife

    Hindi

    देवरानी

    Maithili

    देवरानी🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 13.

    English

    Wife's younger sister

    Hindi

    साली

    Maithili

    साली🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 14.

    English

    Wife's brother

    Hindi

    साला

    Maithili

    साला🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 15.

    English

    Sister's husband

    Hindi

    जीजा

    Maithili

    जीजा🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 16.

    English

    Husband's sister

    Hindi

    ननद

    Maithili

    ननद🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 17.

    English

    Husband's younger brother

    Hindi

    देवर

    Maithili

    देवर🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 18.

    English

    Husband's elder brother

    Hindi

    जेठ

    Maithili

    जेठ🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 19.

    English

    Mother-in-law

    Hindi

    सास

    Maithili

    सास🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 20.

    English

    Father-in-law

    Hindi

    ससुर

    Maithili

    ससुर🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 21.

    English

    Daughter-in-law

    Hindi

    बहू

    Maithili

    बहू🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 22.

    English

    Son-in-law

    Hindi

    जमाई

    Maithili

    जमाई🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 23.

    English

    Maternal home

    Hindi

    मायका

    Maithili

    मायका🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

  • 24.

    English

    In-laws' home

    Hindi

    ससुराल

    Maithili

    ससुरार🔊

    Context

    Kinship at Mithila weddings — precise terms for jeth, devar, nanad used in Vivah & Sohar geet

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8 Maithili → English questions from Wedding Food & Kinship. Score at least 6/8 to complete the lesson.

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