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