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