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	0, cakōtaraṉ	0, cakōtaraṉ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's daughter	pen, makal, marumakaḷ	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son	makan, piḷḷai, marumakaṉ	marumān, marumakan, marumakaṉ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife	nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, āyanti, koḷuntia, marumakal, manni, maittini	nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, āyanti, koḷuntia, marumakal, manni, maittini	Karve, 1968
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai	Saxena et al., 2015
daughter	piṉṉaval, poṇṇu, poṇṇ, en mǎkǎl, peṇ, piṉṉi, makal	piṉṉaval, poṇṇu, poṇṇ, en mǎkǎl, peṇ, piṉṉi, makal	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	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father	annacci, cammanti, attan	annacci, cammanti, attan	Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother	aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, akkā, nāttanār	aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, akkā, nāttanār	Karve, 1968
daughter's son	en pêrǎn, pẽran	en pêrǎn, pẽran	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father	ayyā, attan, amman, tandai, appacci, appu, takappan, appā, en tǎkkǎppǎn	ayyā, attan, amman, tandai, appacci, appu, takappan, appā, en tǎkkǎppǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyan	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger daughter	en tangaichchi, tangay	en tangaichchi, tangay	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
father's father	tattā, pattā, en paddan	tattā, pattā, en paddan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's mother	appātham appāyi, en paddi, pāṭṭi	appātham appāyi, en paddi, pāṭṭi	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	attimper, māmanār, māmā	attimper, māmanār, māmā	Karve, 1968
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai	Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	attankāl, attankār, en mǎchchi, machcharl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	mǎchchǎrl, en mǎchchi, attankāl, attankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	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	periattai, en attai	periattai, en attai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older sister's daughter	aṇṇi, matani	aṇṇi, matani	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	cinnattai, en attai, kunjattai	cinnattai, en attai, kunjattai	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	koḷuntan, attān, maṇalan, āṭṭukārar, kaṇavaṉ, akamuddaiān, kolunan, purusan, kanḍan	koḷuntan, en kǎnavǎn, attān, maṇalan, purushan, āṭṭukārar, kaṇavaṉ, akamuddaiān, kolunan, purusan, kanḍan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother	koḷuntan, maccinan, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai	koḷuntan, maccinan, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai	Karve, 1968
husband's father	māma, māman	māma, mämanär, en mämǎn, māman	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother	māmiyār, attai, māmi	māmi, en mämi, māmiyār, attai, mämar	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister	maittuni, nāttiya, aṇṇi, natti, nāttaṉār	maittuni, nāttiya, aṇṇi, natti, nāttaṉār	Karve, 1968
mother	ammā, en täy, tāi, tāy, āyāḻ, tammannai, āyi, ammāḷ, aṉṉa	ammā, en täy, tāi, tāy, āyāḻ, tammannai, āyi, ammāḷ, aṉṉa	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother	ammān, māmā	ammān, māmā	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	attai, ammāmi, māmi	attai, ammāmi, māmi	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter	en mǎittǔni, ammankāl, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son	en mǎittǔnǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	en mǎchchǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter	en mǎittuni, ammankāl, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son	en mǎittǔnǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	en mǎchchǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father	tattā, pattā, en paddan	tattā, pattā, 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	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤ǎn	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤ǎn	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger daughter	tǎngay, en tangǎichchi	tǎngay, en tangǎichchi	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
mother's older brother	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter	aṇṇi, matani	aṇṇi, matani	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	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter	matini, koḷunti, maccini, koḻuntia	matini, koḷunti, maccini, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister	en sěriyǎ täy, citti, kunji	en sěriyǎ täy, citti, kunji	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	makan, paiyan, piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn	makan, paiyan, piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn	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	en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ, marumakal, nāṭṭu-poṇ, namkai	en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ, marumakal, nāṭṭu-poṇ, namkai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother	aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, akkā, nāttanār	aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, akkā, nāttanār	Karve, 1968
wife	peṇtāṭṭi, pernchätti, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, en manaivi, pattini	peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, pattini	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother	maccāṉ, maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ, attan	maccāṉ, maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ, attan	Karve, 1968
wife's father	māma, māmanar, en mämǎn	māma, māmanar	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother	māmiyār, en mämi, mämar, māmi	māmiyār, māmi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister	matini, macci, maccini, akkā	matini, macci, maccini, akkā	Karve, 1968
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari	Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	pennu, makal, marumakaḷ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband	koḷuntaṉ, attimper, attaṉ	koḷuntaṉ, attimper, attaṉ	Karve, 1968
sister's son	marumān, marumakan, māpiḷḷai, marumakaṉ	makan, marumakaṉ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
co- husband	mūttal, elaiyāl	mūttal, elaiyāl	Karve, 1968
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti	Karve, 1968
older brother	aṇṇācci, tammaṇṇā, an̤n̤ǎn, ayyan, aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan	aṇṇācci, tammaṇṇā, an̤n̤ǎn, ayyan, aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan	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, tattai, akkāḷ, atti, appi, tǎmǎkay, akkā, tamakkā, appāttāi	tattai, akkāḷ, atti, appi, tǎmǎkay, en akkäl, tamakkā, akkā, appāttāi	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, empi, tampi	en tambí, empi, tampi	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	tangay, tangacci, tangai, tangāḷ, en tangaichchi, angicci, taṅkai	tangay, tangacci, tangai, tangāḷ, en tangaichchi, angicci, taṅkai	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