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