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