For example... Americans call their big brothers "Bubba" etc... Japanese call theirs "Aniki or Onihchamn". I want a list of such terms and if they are gender specific, I want the younger sister to older brother version(s). In Spanish, the word brother is hermano, but a little sister doesn't call her older brother "Hermano". I want the slang-like nicknames that are used by peoples of the world. But I want commonly accepted ones. Not local dialect or one-family specific ones. Any language and the more you give me that can be easily verified, the better chance you have of being chosen for the "Best Answer" winner. I'll accept English versions too, but prefer those of OTHER languages. Being an American..., I might find those of other English-speaking nations to be unknown to me. I will consider all entries/submissions. Thank you.
2006-10-06 19:38:02 · 12 answers · asked by the_rugged_individual 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You're doing great and I appreciate the time and effort. I need many, many more, PLEASE. Thanks.
2006-10-06 21:04:42 · update #1
Hey, it may seem that I don't need Spanish, but I do. I'm sure that there are many different versions in Spanish. And... Pookie, I DO know where Croatia is. Hehehe... Their World Cup soccer team trained here in Japan and became quite popular with the Japanese. Thanks.
2006-10-07 17:00:20 · update #2
I'm interested in getting a much wider variety of examples. Spanish examples are important too. Thank you.
2006-10-13 04:11:56 · update #3
in Croatian - little sister= seka; little brother= braco (pronounced bratzo), brother (no matter of what age)= buraz (pronounced boo-raz). Anyways, those are slang expressions. The actual terms are sestra (sister) and brat (brother). I hope that helps, and I hope you know where Croatia is.
2006-10-06 22:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by pookie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tio...(Portuguese, Spanish, Italian)
2016-03-28 00:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Korean - older brother is hyung(nim).
Sorry! Another user just jogged my memory. Hyung is how a younger brother would address older brother. Oppa is how a younger sister would say it.
2006-10-09 15:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for a older girl its didi
and for a older guy it bhai bhaiya
in hindi (indian)
its frère in french for the brother
fratello maggiore ---this is the italian version (not sure abt this though)
2006-10-06 19:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinese: Ge ge (elder brother) jie jie (elder sister)
Cantonese: Gor gor (elder brother) jeh jeh (elder sister)
2006-10-06 19:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by chemistry_freako 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Bosnian we say "Bato" for brother, it's more of a madeup type of slang, and for sister we say "Seko". :)
2006-10-07 04:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by Ado S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Paji in Punjabi......and some times Vir............and u add "ji" at the end to show respect..............so it would be vir ji.............and I dont think you would add it to Paji.....and for older girls it would be Didi in hindi AND punjabi....and panji in punjabi too.
2006-10-08 11:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
using lower-case english
lol
2006-10-06 21:31:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Go-Go" and "Di-Di" as older brother and younger brother.
"Gea-Gea" and "Mai-Mai" as older sister and younger sister.
They all are in Chinese Manderine.
2006-10-06 19:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
malay: brother is 'abang'
javanese: brother is 'kang'
2006-10-06 20:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by kuih_doryaki_sedap 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋