Tamil

Glottocode: tami1289

Language family: Dravidian

Database: Parabank

Glossary

Grandparents

Parents' and Parents' Siblings

Nuclear family

Siblings and Cousins

Children and Niblings

Grandchildren

All Kinterms

Kin type	Male Speaker	Female Speaker
brother	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0
brother's daughter	marumakaḷ, makal, pen	maru-makal, marumakaḷ
brother's son	marumakaṉ, piḷḷai, makan	marumān, marumakaṉ, marumakan
brother's wife	manni, marumakal, āyanti, maittini, nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, koḷuntia	manni, marumakal, āyanti, maittini, nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, koḷuntia
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai
daughter	piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl, makal, peṇ, poṇṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉi	piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl, makal, peṇ, poṇṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉi
daughter's daughter	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti
daughter's husband	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan
daughter's husband's father	cammanti, annacci, attan	cammanti, annacci, attan
daughter's husband's mother	akkā, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi	akkā, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi
daughter's son	en pêrǎn, pẽran	en pêrǎn, pẽran
father	appu, attan, amman, en tǎkkǎppǎn, takappan, ayyā, tandai, appacci, appā	appu, attan, amman, en tǎkkǎppǎn, takappan, ayyā, tandai, appacci, appā
father's brother's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay
father's brother's older son	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyan	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤an
father's brother's younger daughter	en tangaichchi, tangay	en tangaichchi, tangay
father's brother's younger son	en tambi	en tambi
father's father	tattā, en paddan, pattā	tattā, en paddan, pattā
father's mother	pāṭṭi, en paddi, appātham appāyi	pāṭṭi, en paddi, appātham appāyi
father's wife (not mother)	citti	citti
father's sister	attai	attai
father's sister's daughter	attankār, attankāl	attankār, attankāl
father's sister's husband	māmanār, attimper, māmā	māmanār, attimper, māmā
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai
father's sisters's older daughter	attankār, en mǎittuni, attankāl	en mǎchchi, machcharl, attankār, attankāl
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankār, en mǎittuni, attankāl	mǎchchǎrl, en mǎchchi, attankār, attankāl
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn
father's older brother	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn
father's older brother's daughter	akkā	akkā
father's older brother's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā
father's older sister	en attai, periattai	en attai, periattai
father's older sister's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi
father's older sister's son	attān	attān
father's younger brother	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn
father's younger brother's daughter	tankai	tankai
father's younger brother's son	tambi	tambi
father's younger sister	kunjattai, en attai, cinnattai	kunjattai, en attai, cinnattai
father's younger sister's daughter	koḻunti, maitini, koḻuntia	koḻunti, maitini, koḻuntia
father's younger sister's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ
husband	akamuddaiān, purusan, kolunan, koḷuntan, kaṇavaṉ, āṭṭukārar, attān, maṇalan, kanḍan	kanḍan, purusan, kolunan, koḷuntan, purushan, en kǎnavǎn, kaṇavaṉ, āṭṭukārar, attān, maṇalan, akamuddaiān
husband's brother	maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan, koḷuntan, attaṉ	maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan, koḷuntan, attaṉ
husband's father	māma, māman	en mämǎn, māma, māman, mämanär
husband's mother	māmiyār, māmi, attai	māmi, en mämi, attai, māmiyār, mämar
husband's sister	nāttiya, natti, nāttaṉār, maittuni, aṇṇi	nāttiya, natti, nāttaṉār, maittuni, aṇṇi
mother	tāy, aṉṉa, ammā, āyi, tammannai, āyāḻ, ammāḷ, tāi, en täy	tāy, aṉṉa, ammā, āyi, tammannai, āyāḻ, ammāḷ, tāi, en täy
mother's brother	māmā, ammān	māmā, ammān
mother's brother's daughter	ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, ammankār
mother's brother's son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
mother's brother's wife	ammāmi, māmi, attai	ammāmi, māmi, attai
mother's brother's older daughter	ammankāl, en mǎittǔni, ammankār	ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār
mother's brother's older son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎchchǎn
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankāl, en mǎittuni, ammankār	ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār
mother's brother's younger son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎchchǎn
mother's father	tattā, en paddan, pattā	tattā, en paddan, pattā
mother's mother	en paddi, pāṭṭi	en paddi, pāṭṭi
mother's sister's husband	cittappā	cittappā
mother's sisters's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay
mother's sisters's older son	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn
mother's sisters's younger daughter	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi
mother's older brother	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān
mother's older brother's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi
mother's older brother's son	attān	attān
mother's older sister	en pěriyǎ täy, periammā	en pěriyǎ täy, periammā
mother's older sister's daughter	akkā	akkā
mother's older sister's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā
mother's younger brother	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān
mother's younger brother's daughter	maccini, koḷunti, matini, koḻuntia	maccini, koḷunti, matini, koḻuntia
mother's younger brother's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ
mother's younger sister	en sěriyǎ täy, kunji, citti	en sěriyǎ täy, kunji, citti
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi
son	paiyan, en mǎkǎn, piḷḷai, makan	paiyan, en mǎkǎn, piḷḷai, makan
son's daughter	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti
son's son	en pêrǎn, pẽraṉ	en pêrǎn, pẽraṉ
son's wife	māṭṭu-pen, marumakal, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai, nāṭṭu-poṇ, nāṭṭu-peṇ	māṭṭu-pen, marumakal, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai, nāṭṭu-poṇ, nāṭṭu-peṇ
son's wife's mother	akkā, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi	akkā, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi
wife	peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, en manaivi, pattini, pernchätti, maṉaivi, akamuttaiāḷ	peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, pattini, maṉaivi, akamuttaiāḷ
wife's brother	maccinaṉ, maccāṉ, attan, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maccāṉ, attan, maittunaṉ
wife's father	en mämǎn, māma, māmanar	māma, māmanar
wife's mother	māmiyār, māmi, en mämi, mämar	māmiyār, māmi
wife's sister	maccini, macci, matini, akkā	maccini, macci, matini, akkā
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari
sister's daughter	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	makal, marumakaḷ, pennu
sister's husband	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ
sister's son	māpiḷḷai, marumān, marumakaṉ, marumakan	marumakaṉ, makan
co- husband	elaiyāl, mūttal	elaiyāl, mūttal
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti
older brother	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyan, tammaṇṇā, aṇṇā, aṇṇācci, ayyan	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyan, tammaṇṇā, aṇṇā, aṇṇācci, ayyan
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
older sister	tamakkā, akkā, appāttāi, atti, appi, en akkärl, tǎmǎkay, akkāḷ, tattai	tamakkā, en akkäl, akkā, appāttāi, atti, appi, tǎmǎkay, akkāḷ, tattai
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn
younger brother	empi, tampi, en tambí	empi, tampi, en tambí
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
younger sister	en tangaichchi, angicci, tangacci, tangai, tangay, tangāḷ, taṅkai	en tangaichchi, angicci, tangacci, tangai, tangay, tangāḷ, taṅkai
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn