The lexical variants presented in the note below are arranged according to their frequency of occurrence in the survey data-from most frequent to least frequent.

The following words were reported frequently in Maharashtra to refer to the concept ‘husband’s younger brother’: dir, der, dewər, derus, bʰawǰi, bʰau, bʰausab, etc.

The word dir was reported widely in western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Konkan region while it was observed infrequently in the rest of Maharashtra. The word der was commonly noted in Vidarbha and northern Maharashtra whereas it was noted infrequently in Konkan and western Maharashtra. The phonetic variations of this word include ḍer, dera, deroba, etc. The word dewər was observed among the Muslim communities in Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, and Nanded district; Kunbi community of Raigad district; Kumbhar community in Palghar district; Thakur and Maratha communities in Ahmednagar district; Vanjari and Muslim communities in Beed district; Muslim and Rajput communities in Aurangabad district; Chambhar community in Nashik district; Pawra community in Dhule district; Valvi, Chambhar and Leva patil communities in Nandurbar district; Pawra and Mahar communities in Jalgaon district. The word dewər was also noted in the Banjara community in Washim district; Gawali, Balai, and Korku communities in Amravati district; Kirad, Lodhi, Koshti, Gond, Kalar, and Marar communities in Nagpur district; Kalar community in Bhandara district; Gond, Powar, Binjewar, Mahar, Gowari communities in Gondiya district; Kavar, Gond, Mahar communities in Gadchiroli district; and Dhanoje Kunbi community in Chandrapur district. Phonetic variations of this word include dewer, dewru, dewərǰi, etc. The word derus was mainly reported in the tribal communities of Raigad, Palghar, Thane, Pune, Ratnagiri, Nashik, and Jalgaon districts. Phonetic variations of this word include dirus, deru, diras, deros, derəs, ḍerəs, derus, ḍerus, ḍʰerəs, etc.

It was observed in the Katkari and Mahadev Koli communities in Raigad district; Warli, Thakur, Kokna, Mahadev koli, and Katkari communities of Palghar district; Kokana, Mahadev koli, and Warli communities in Nashik district; also in Warli, Thakur, and Katkari communities in Thane district. Additionally, it was also received in the Bhil community of Jalgaon district, Katkari community in Mulshi taluka of Pune district, and the Muslim community in Ratnagiri district.

The kin term bʰawǰi was observed widely in western Maharashtra and Marathwada region. It was reported infrequently in Vidarbha, northern Maharashtra, and Konkan region. The phonetic variations of this word include bʰauǰi, bʰaoǰi, bʰawǰi, etc. The word bʰau was reported by respondents of the Sonkoli, Sutar, and Agri communities in Raigad district; it was also reported by respondents of the Kokna and Mahar communities in Nashik district. The word bʰausab was observed among members of the Mahar and Mali communities in Solapur and Latur districts respectively. The word bʰaiǰan was received in the Muslim communities of Sindhudurg and Thane districts. The word mama was reported by respondents of the Lingayat community in Solapur district. The word mama is used to refer to husband’s younger brother as a result of the practice of marrying one’s mother’s brother.

The word irmau was observed among members of the Christian community in Sindhudurg.