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	0, cakōtaraṉ	0, cakōtaraṉ
brother's daughter	marumakaḷ, makal, pen	marumakaḷ, maru-makal
brother's son	marumakaṉ, piḷḷai, makan	marumān, marumakan, marumakaṉ
brother's wife	maittini, marumakal, āyanti, aṇṇi, nātṭṭuppeṇ, manni, koḷuntia	maittini, marumakal, āyanti, aṇṇi, nātṭṭuppeṇ, manni, koḷuntia
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai
daughter	peṇ, poṇṇ, makal, piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, poṇṇu, en mǎkǎl	peṇ, poṇṇ, makal, piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, poṇṇu, en mǎkǎl
daughter's daughter	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti
daughter's husband	māpillai, marumakan, en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn	māpillai, marumakan, en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn
daughter's husband's father	attan, cammanti, annacci	attan, cammanti, annacci
daughter's husband's mother	aṇṇi, nāttanār, sampanti, akkā, tankai	aṇṇi, nāttanār, sampanti, akkā, tankai
daughter's son	en pêrǎn, pẽran	en pêrǎn, pẽran
father	ayyā, en tǎkkǎppǎn, tandai, attan, appu, appacci, takappan, appā, amman	ayyā, en tǎkkǎppǎn, tandai, attan, appu, appacci, takappan, appā, amman
father's brother's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay
father's brother's older son	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyan	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn
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, māmā, attimper	māmanār, māmā, attimper
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai
father's sisters's older daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	attankār, attankāl, en mǎchchi, machcharl
father's sisters's older son	en attän, attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	mǎchchǎrl, attankār, attankāl, en mǎchchi
father's sisters's younger son	en attän, attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai
father's older brother	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā
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	en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā	en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā
father's younger brother's daughter	tankai	tankai
father's younger brother's son	tambi	tambi
father's younger sister	en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai	en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai
father's younger sister's daughter	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia
father's younger sister's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ
husband	akamuddaiān, kaṇavaṉ, āṭṭukārar, purusan, koḷuntan, kolunan, maṇalan, kanḍan, attān	akamuddaiān, kanḍan, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, koḷuntan, kolunan, maṇalan, en kǎnavǎn, āṭṭukārar, attān, purushan
husband's brother	attaṉ, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan	attaṉ, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan
husband's father	māma, māman	en mämǎn, mämanär, māma, māman
husband's mother	māmiyār, attai, māmi	māmiyār, māmi, mämar, attai, en mämi
husband's sister	maittuni, aṇṇi, natti, nāttiya, nāttaṉār	maittuni, aṇṇi, natti, nāttiya, nāttaṉār
mother	tāy, tāi, ammā, aṉṉa, ammāḷ, tammannai, en täy, āyi, āyāḻ	tāy, tāi, ammā, aṉṉa, ammāḷ, tammannai, en täy, āyi, āyāḻ
mother's brother	māmā, ammān	māmā, ammān
mother's brother's daughter	ammankār, ammankāl	ammankār, ammankāl
mother's brother's son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
mother's brother's wife	ammāmi, attai, māmi	ammāmi, attai, māmi
mother's brother's older daughter	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎittǔni	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎchchärl
mother's brother's older son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn	mamapiḷḷai, en mǎchchǎn, ammānci
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎittuni	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎchchärl
mother's brother's younger son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn	mamapiḷḷai, en mǎchchǎn, ammānci
mother's father	tattā, en paddan, pattā	tattā, en paddan, pattā
mother's mother	pāṭṭi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, en paddi
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	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn
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	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn
mother's younger brother's daughter	matini, maccini, koḻuntia, koḷunti	matini, maccini, koḻuntia, koḷunti
mother's younger brother's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ
mother's younger sister	kunji, citti, en sěriyǎ täy	kunji, citti, en sěriyǎ täy
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi
son	makan, paiyan, piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn	makan, paiyan, piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn
son's daughter	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti
son's son	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn
son's wife	marumakal, nāṭṭu-poṇ, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ, namkai, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl	marumakal, nāṭṭu-poṇ, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ, namkai, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl
son's wife's mother	aṇṇi, nāttanār, sampanti, akkā, tankai	aṇṇi, nāttanār, sampanti, akkā, tankai
wife	peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, en manaivi, pattini, akamuttaiāḷ, pernchätti, maṉaivi	peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, pattini, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi
wife's brother	maccinaṉ, attan, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ	maccinaṉ, attan, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ
wife's father	māmanar, en mämǎn, māma	māmanar, māma
wife's mother	māmiyār, en mämi, mämar, māmi	māmiyār, māmi
wife's sister	matini, maccini, akkā, macci	matini, maccini, akkā, macci
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari
sister's daughter	marumakaḷ, maru-makal	pennu, makal, marumakaḷ
sister's husband	attaṉ, koḷuntaṉ, attimper	attaṉ, koḷuntaṉ, attimper
sister's son	marumān, māpiḷḷai, marumakan, marumakaṉ	marumakaṉ, makan
co- husband	elaiyāl, mūttal	elaiyāl, mūttal
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti
older brother	aṇṇācci, en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤ǎn, tammaṇṇā, aṇṇā, ayyan	aṇṇācci, en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤ǎn, tammaṇṇā, aṇṇā, ayyan
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
older sister	tattai, en akkärl, appi, appāttāi, akkāḷ, tǎmǎkay, atti, tamakkā, akkā	tattai, appi, appāttāi, en akkäl, akkāḷ, tǎmǎkay, atti, tamakkā, akkā
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, taṅkai, tangāḷ, tangacci, tangay, tangai	en tangaichchi, angicci, taṅkai, tangāḷ, tangacci, tangay, tangai
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn