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	Source
brother	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's daughter	pen, marumakaḷ, makal	marumakaḷ, maru-makal	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son	makan, piḷḷai, marumakaṉ	marumān, marumakaṉ, marumakan	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife	nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, āyanti, marumakal, maittini, manni, koḷuntia	nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, āyanti, marumakal, maittini, manni, koḷuntia	Karve, 1968
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai	Saxena et al., 2015
daughter	en mǎkǎl, piṉṉi, poṇṇ, makal, peṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉaval	en mǎkǎl, piṉṉi, poṇṇ, makal, peṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉaval	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband	marumakan, en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn	marumakan, en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father	cammanti, attan, annacci	cammanti, attan, annacci	Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother	sampanti, aṇṇi, nāttanār, akkā, tankai	sampanti, aṇṇi, nāttanār, akkā, tankai	Karve, 1968
daughter's son	pẽran, en pêrǎn	pẽran, en pêrǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father	attan, appacci, tandai, ayyā, en tǎkkǎppǎn, appā, amman, takappan, appu	attan, appacci, tandai, ayyā, en tǎkkǎppǎn, appā, amman, takappan, appu	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyan	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤an	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger daughter	tangay, en tangaichchi	tangay, en tangaichchi	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
father's father	pattā, tattā, en paddan	pattā, tattā, en paddan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's mother	appātham appāyi, pāṭṭi, en paddi	appātham appāyi, pāṭṭi, en paddi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's wife (not mother)	citti	citti	Karve, 1968
father's sister	attai	attai	Karve, 1968
father's sister's daughter	attankāl, attankār	attankāl, attankār	Karve, 1968
father's sister's husband	māmā, attimper, māmanār	māmā, attimper, māmanār	Karve, 1968
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai	Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	attankār, attankāl, en mǎchchi, machcharl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	mǎchchǎrl, attankāl, en mǎchchi, attankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother's daughter	akkā	akkā	Karve, 1968
father's older brother's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā	Karve, 1968
father's older sister	en attai, periattai	en attai, periattai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older sister's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
father's older sister's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's daughter	tankai	tankai	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's son	tambi	tambi	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister	kunjattai, en attai, cinnattai	kunjattai, en attai, cinnattai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's daughter	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	Karve, 1968
husband	maṇalan, koḷuntan, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, akamuddaiān, attān, kolunan, āṭṭukārar, kanḍan	maṇalan, en kǎnavǎn, koḷuntan, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, purushan, attān, kolunan, āṭṭukārar, kanḍan, akamuddaiān	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother	koḷuntan, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan	koḷuntan, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan	Karve, 1968
husband's father	māman, māma	māman, māma, mämanär, en mämǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother	māmi, māmiyār, attai	māmi, māmiyār, mämar, en mämi, attai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister	aṇṇi, natti, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, maittuni	aṇṇi, natti, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, maittuni	Karve, 1968
mother	en täy, aṉṉa, ammāḷ, ammā, tāy, tāi, āyāḻ, āyi, tammannai	en täy, aṉṉa, ammāḷ, ammā, tāy, tāi, āyāḻ, āyi, tammannai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother	māmā, ammān	māmā, ammān	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's daughter	ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, ammankār	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's wife	māmi, ammāmi, attai	māmi, ammāmi, attai	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter	ammankāl, en mǎittǔni, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankāl, ammankār, en mǎittuni	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father	pattā, tattā, en paddan	pattā, tattā, en paddan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's mother	pāṭṭi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, en paddi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's sister's husband	cittappā	cittappā	Karve, 1968
mother's sisters's older daughter	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger daughter	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
mother's older brother	māmā, en mǎmǎn, ammān	māmā, en mǎmǎn, ammān	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
mother's older sister	periammā, en pěriyǎ täy	periammā, en pěriyǎ täy	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's daughter	akkā	akkā	Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother	māmā, en mǎmǎn, ammān	māmā, en mǎmǎn, ammān	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter	maccini, koḷunti, matini, koḻuntia	maccini, koḷunti, matini, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister	en sěriyǎ täy, kunji, citti	en sěriyǎ täy, kunji, citti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi	Karve, 1968
son	en mǎkǎn, makan, paiyan, piḷḷai	en mǎkǎn, makan, paiyan, piḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's son	en pêrǎn, pẽraṉ	en pêrǎn, pẽraṉ	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife	nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai, marumakal, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ	nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai, marumakal, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother	sampanti, aṇṇi, nāttanār, akkā, tankai	sampanti, aṇṇi, nāttanār, akkā, tankai	Karve, 1968
wife	pattini, en manaivi, peṇtāṭṭi, pernchätti, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi	pattini, peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother	maittunaṉ, maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ	Karve, 1968
wife's father	māmanar, māma, en mämǎn	māmanar, māma	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother	en mämi, māmi, mämar, māmiyār	māmi, māmiyār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister	maccini, akkā, macci, matini	maccini, akkā, macci, matini	Karve, 1968
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari	Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter	marumakaḷ, maru-makal	marumakaḷ, pennu, makal	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband	attaṉ, koḷuntaṉ, attimper	attaṉ, koḷuntaṉ, attimper	Karve, 1968
sister's son	marumān, māpiḷḷai, marumakaṉ, marumakan	makan, marumakaṉ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
co- husband	elaiyāl, mūttal	elaiyāl, mūttal	Karve, 1968
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti	Karve, 1968
older brother	an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇācci, ayyan, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇā, tammaṇṇā	an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇācci, ayyan, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇā, tammaṇṇā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
older sister	en akkärl, atti, akkā, appāttāi, tǎmǎkay, tattai, akkāḷ, tamakkā, appi	en akkäl, atti, akkā, appāttāi, tǎmǎkay, tattai, akkāḷ, tamakkā, appi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
younger brother	en tambí, tampi, empi	en tambí, tampi, empi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
younger sister	tangacci, tangay, en tangaichchi, taṅkai, tangāḷ, angicci, tangai	tangacci, tangay, en tangaichchi, taṅkai, tangāḷ, angicci, tangai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871