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