Before revision: Instead, there are specific terms describing a person's kinship to their mother's female sibling, and a person's kinship to their father's female sibling, per the following table: + Terms for aunt Language Mother's sister Father's sister Albanian teze hallëKurdishXaltîk (IPA: xɑːltiːk)Metik (IPA: mɛtɪk)Arabicخالة (khālah)عمّة (ʿammah) Bengaliখালা (khala)ফুফু (phuphu)Hindi Mausi BuaKorean이모 (Imo)고모 (Gomo) Marathi Mavashi Aatya Persian (خاله)khaleh (عمّه)ammeh Polish ciotka (diminutive: ciocia) stryjna (diminutive: stryjenka) Swedish moster faster Turkish teyze hala In popular culture Aunts in popular culture have not always been portrayed as positive roles.
After revision: Instead, there are specific terms describing a person's kinship to their mother's female sibling, and a person's kinship to their father's female sibling, per the following table: + Terms for aunt Language Mother's sister Father's sister Albanian teze hallëKurdishXaltîk (IPA: xɑːltiːk)Metik (IPA: mɛtɪk)Arabicخالة (khālah)عمّة (ʿammah) AssameseMahiPehiBengaliখালা (khala)ফুফু (phuphu)Hindi Mausi BuaKorean이모 (Imo)고모 (Gomo) Marathi Mavashi Aatya Persian (خاله)khaleh (عمّه)ammeh Polish ciotka (diminutive: ciocia) stryjna (diminutive: stryjenka) Swedish moster faster Turkish teyze hala In popular culture Aunts in popular culture have not always been portrayed as positive roles.