co-sister-in-law

Etymology
From or.

Noun

 * 1) One's spouse's sister-in-law, especially one's husband's brother's wife, one's brother's wife in relation to the spouses of his siblings; either of two (or more) women who are married to brothers, in relation to the other.
 * 2) One's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister; one's sibling's spouse's sister; either of two (or more) women whose siblings are married, in relation to the other.
 * 1) One's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister; one's sibling's spouse's sister; either of two (or more) women whose siblings are married, in relation to the other.
 * 1) One's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister; one's sibling's spouse's sister; either of two (or more) women whose siblings are married, in relation to the other.

Usage notes
Generally used in translation, or in countries such as India (Andhra Pradesh) where the local language makes the distinction. In common speech in traditionally English-speaking countries, sister-in-law may be used.

The primary usage is for one's husband's brother's wife.

Synonyms

 * co-sister
 * (in relation to a common niece or nephew)

Translations

 * Arabic: سِلْفَة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: elti
 * Belarusian: ятро́ўка
 * Bikol Central:
 * Cebuano: bilas
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐνάτηρ
 * Hiligaynon: bilas
 * Icelandic:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: janitrices
 * Miyako: やㇲ゙
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: јетрва, шогорица
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Waray-Waray: bilas
 * Zazaki: cêriye


 * Icelandic:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: шурјакиња, шогорица
 * Roman: ,


 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Languages which have words for this relationship which are distinct from the word for sister-in-law. Not all are attested to have the second meaning above, though this may sometimes be an oversight:


 * Chinese: (collectively, refers to wives of brothers; addressing a single person, refers to a woman's husband's brother's wife)
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Inupiaq: ,
 * Italian:
 * Korean: (with siblings of the same sex: a man's wife's sister's husband, or a woman's husband's brother's wife, but not cheonambu a man's wife's brother's wife)
 * Malay:
 * Persian:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: