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	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0
brother's daughter	marumakaḷ, makal, pen	marumakaḷ, maru-makal
brother's son	marumakaṉ, piḷḷai, makan	marumakaṉ, marumakan, marumān
brother's wife	aṇṇi, manni, nātṭṭuppeṇ, marumakal, maittini, koḷuntia, āyanti	aṇṇi, manni, nātṭṭuppeṇ, marumakal, maittini, koḷuntia, āyanti
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai
daughter	makal, piṉṉi, poṇṇ, peṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl	makal, piṉṉi, poṇṇ, peṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl
daughter's daughter	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti
daughter's husband	en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan	en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan
daughter's husband's father	cammanti, attan, annacci	cammanti, attan, annacci
daughter's husband's mother	aṇṇi, akkā, tankai, nāttanār, sampanti	aṇṇi, akkā, tankai, nāttanār, sampanti
daughter's son	en pêrǎn, pẽran	en pêrǎn, pẽran
father	takappan, en tǎkkǎppǎn, appacci, ayyā, appā, appu, attan, tandai, amman	takappan, en tǎkkǎppǎn, appacci, ayyā, appā, appu, attan, tandai, amman
father's brother's older daughter	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl
father's brother's older son	en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤an	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤an
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, pattā, tattā	en paddan, pattā, tattā
father's mother	en paddi, appātham appāyi, pāṭṭi	en paddi, appātham appāyi, pāṭṭi
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	māmanār, attimper, māmā	māmanār, attimper, māmā
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai
father's sisters's older daughter	attankāl, attankār, en mǎittuni	machcharl, en mǎchchi, attankāl, attankār
father's sisters's older son	en attän, attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankāl, attankār, en mǎittuni	en mǎchchi, attankār, attankāl, mǎchchǎrl
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	cinnattai, kunjattai, en attai	cinnattai, kunjattai, en attai
father's younger sister's daughter	koḻunti, koḻuntia, maitini	koḻunti, koḻuntia, maitini
father's younger sister's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ
husband	koḷuntan, kanḍan, āṭṭukārar, attān, kolunan, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, maṇalan, akamuddaiān	koḷuntan, kanḍan, āṭṭukārar, attān, en kǎnavǎn, kolunan, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, maṇalan, purushan, akamuddaiān
husband's brother	koḷuntan, maccinapilḷḷai, attaṉ, maccinan, maṅchaṉ	koḷuntan, maccinapilḷḷai, attaṉ, maccinan, maṅchaṉ
husband's father	māman, māma	mämanär, māma, māman, en mämǎn
husband's mother	māmiyār, māmi, attai	en mämi, māmi, attai, māmiyār, mämar
husband's sister	aṇṇi, nāttiya, natti, nāttaṉār, maittuni	aṇṇi, nāttiya, natti, nāttaṉār, maittuni
mother	ammā, tāy, aṉṉa, en täy, tammannai, tāi, āyāḻ, āyi, ammāḷ	ammā, tāy, aṉṉa, en täy, tammannai, tāi, āyāḻ, āyi, ammāḷ
mother's brother	ammān, māmā	ammān, māmā
mother's brother's daughter	ammankār, ammankāl	ammankār, ammankāl
mother's brother's son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
mother's brother's wife	māmi, attai, ammāmi	māmi, attai, ammāmi
mother's brother's older daughter	ammankār, en mǎittǔni, ammankāl	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎchchärl
mother's brother's older son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎittuni	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎchchärl
mother's brother's younger son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
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	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl
mother's sisters's older son	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤ǎn	en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤ǎn
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	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	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, māmā, ammān	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān
mother's younger brother's daughter	matini, maccini, koḻuntia, koḷunti	matini, maccini, koḻuntia, koḷunti
mother's younger brother's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ
mother's younger sister	en sěriyǎ täy, kunji, citti	en sěriyǎ täy, kunji, citti
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi
son	makan, en mǎkǎn, paiyan, piḷḷai	makan, en mǎkǎn, paiyan, piḷḷai
son's daughter	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti	en pêrtti, pẽtti, peyarti
son's son	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn
son's wife	nāṭṭu-peṇ, māṭṭu-pen, namkai, marumakal, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-poṇ	nāṭṭu-peṇ, māṭṭu-pen, namkai, marumakal, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-poṇ
son's wife's mother	aṇṇi, akkā, tankai, nāttanār, sampanti	aṇṇi, akkā, tankai, nāttanār, sampanti
wife	peṇtāṭṭi, maṉaivi, akamuttaiāḷ, pattini, penjati, en manaivi, pernchätti	peṇtāṭṭi, maṉaivi, akamuttaiāḷ, penjati, pattini
wife's brother	maittunaṉ, attan, maccinaṉ, maccāṉ	maittunaṉ, attan, maccinaṉ, maccāṉ
wife's father	māma, māmanar, en mämǎn	māmanar, māma
wife's mother	en mämi, māmiyār, māmi, mämar	māmiyār, māmi
wife's sister	matini, macci, akkā, maccini	matini, macci, akkā, maccini
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari
sister's daughter	marumakaḷ, maru-makal	marumakaḷ, makal, pennu
sister's husband	attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ	attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ
sister's son	marumakaṉ, māpiḷḷai, marumakan, marumān	marumakaṉ, makan
co- husband	mūttal, elaiyāl	mūttal, elaiyāl
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti
older brother	aṇṇā, an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyan, ayyan, aṇṇācci, tammaṇṇā	aṇṇā, an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyan, ayyan, aṇṇācci, tammaṇṇā
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
older sister	tamakkā, appāttāi, tǎmǎkay, appi, en akkärl, atti, akkā, tattai, akkāḷ	tamakkā, appāttāi, tǎmǎkay, appi, en akkäl, atti, akkā, tattai, akkāḷ
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn
younger brother	empi, tampi, en tambí	empi, tampi, en tambí
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
younger sister	tangāḷ, taṅkai, angicci, tangai, tangay, en tangaichchi, tangacci	tangāḷ, taṅkai, angicci, tangai, tangay, en tangaichchi, tangacci
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn