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