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