How to Say "Husband" in Telugu

భర్త

bharta/bʱaɾt̪a/

The English word 'husband' is translated into Telugu as భర్త (bharta). Wiktionary also lists పెనిమిటి (penimiṭi).

Meaning: male partner in marriage (noun)

Ways to say it

“husband” in Telugu
Telugu	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
భర్త	bharta	/bʱaɾt̪a/
పెనిమిటి	penimiṭi	/penimiʈi/

The term is used to refer to a male partner in a marriage.

భర్త is the standard term for husband, while పెనిమిటి is another form of the word.

భర్త is the standard, formal way to refer to a husband.

bharta (/bʱaɾt̪a/)

While భర్త is common, the term పెనిమిటి has its roots in a word meaning 'woman' or 'wife'. This suggests an ancient linguistic structure where the husband was identified by his relation to the wife.
In traditional Telugu culture, a wife may avoid saying her husband's name out of respect. Instead, she might use indirect phrases or gestures to refer to him.
In some regional dialects, people use kinship terms like 'brother-in-law' or other relative titles to refer to a husband when speaking to elders.

నా భర్త చాలా మంచి మనిషి.
My husband is a very good person.
ఆమె భర్త సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్ ఇంజనీర్.
Aame bharta software engineer.
Her husband is a software engineer.
నా భర్త రేపు వస్తారు.
Naa bharta repu vasthaaru.
My husband will come tomorrow.
మీ భర్త ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు?
Mee bharta ekkada unnaaru?
Where is your husband?

Sravani introduces Venkat to a friend.

శ్రావణి Sravani

ఇతను నా భర్త వెంకట్.
Itanu naa bharta Venkat.
This is my husband Venkat.
వెంకట్ Venkat

నమస్కారం వెంకట్ గారు.
Namaskaram Venkat garu.
Hello Mr. Venkat.
శ్రావణి Sravani

మీకు ఇద్దరికీ పరిచయం చేయాలనుకున్నాను.
Meeku iddarikee parichayam cheyalanukunnanu.
I wanted to introduce you two.
వెంకట్ Venkat

చాలా సంతోషం.
Chaala santhosham.
Very nice to meet you.

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