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