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