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