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