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